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Amoralism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amoralism is the complete absence of moral beliefs, and/or the unequivocal belief that the theory of morality is immaterial. Though often associated with immoralism, the two are fundamentally differe...
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How a person makes moral decisions will depend highly upon what they learn to value. If they grow up in a environment which values possessions, their morals will contain strong rules against stealing and abusing property.
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Dictionary entry overview: What does amoral mean? ... • AMORAL (adjective); The adjective AMORAL has 1 sense: ... a completely amoral person...
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An immoral person or thing has low or corrupt moral standards: She lived on her immoral earnings as a prostitute; Some might find that book immoral. An amoral person or thing has no moral standards: Some tribes were known to be quite amoral, with no sense of right or wrong.
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Amoral motorists; Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 2/20/2006; 302 words ; New Straits Times 02-20-2006 Amoral motorists Edition: Main/Lifestyle Column: Your say...morals and ethics and the people of evil and bedlam lies the amoral person.
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Just as a point of information, though, in case anyone hasn't looked in a dictionary on this point recently, an amoral person is one without moral sense or principles, one incapable of distinguishing between right or wrong.
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"Amorality" is different from "immorality" although they are often confused. An amoral person denies the existence of morality, as opposed to an immoral person who violates a certain moral code, but may still believe in the underlying truth of that moral code.
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