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Philosophy Essay - Is it possible to explain human morality by means of just one principle?  

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Philosophy Essay - Is it possible to explain human morality by means of just one principle? The top group of moral theories are very in-depth and each of them tries to explain the whole of human morality within their own theory. This is an extremely hard task to accomplish, the whole of the workings of human morality within a few simple rules and ideas. There have been many questions asked and objections raised about all of these theories, however, many of them do come close to a well rounded ideal. The argument that brought about the main distinction in moral theories first appeared in ancient Greece. The famous nomos - physis debate spurned philosophers who began to believe that morality could be reduced down to the view point of an individual person. Thos suggested that everyone has their own set of values and that meant that nothing was wrong or right as...

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