Good, evil, right, wrong, ethos=habits
A good contribution to the intricacies of the ethics discussion is the philosopher Richard Taylor's book GOOD AND EVIL. He eventually winds up in a theistic position but that doesn't damage his basic argument. For his single individual we can substitute the 7th century c.e. Taoist alchemist who unwillingly stumbled into the discovery of gunpowder while seeking the elixir of life. Then we can move on to a many-player game of trust: Damon, Phintias, and Dionysius of Syracuse. Then betrayal games, e.g., Leonidas and Ephialtes.

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Hi axiologist,
I read some reviews of Taylor's book, and it does seem that my views on ethics and his overlap considerably (minus any possible theistic bits).
doctor(logic)
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