Moral Saints Wolf

Moral saint

a person whose every action is as morally good as possible, a person, that is, who is as morally worthy as can be.

The loving saint

desires happiness of others the way most of us desire our own happiness.

The rational saint

desire the same things as ordinary people, but knows that there is an

overriding importance to give to moral considerations.

A sarcastic/cynical sense of humor, a taste for gourmet cooking, fashion, fine arts, a fun personality, and your own personal self.

things incompatible with moral sainthood.

A world where everyone achieved moral sainthood would contain less happiness than a world where people realized a diversity of values.

wolf & utilitarianism.

One thought too many

there is a certain shallowness of commitment if you only do it because it

was what morality demanded.

Shallowness of commitment; all you have to do is not violate the categorical imperative. Makes the bar too low for moral sainthood.

wolf & kant.

“Perfectly wonderful”

we want to be perfectly moral not based on moral standards or self-interest, but based on individual perfection.

Individual perfection (POV)

the point of view from which we consider what kinds of lives are good lives and what kinds of persons it would be good for ourselves and others to be.

Metamorality

the study of the nature, scope, ground, and meaning of moral thought and moral language.