Mortals and Morals In “Ethics” Thomas Nagel argues that every man is capable of arriving at the same ethical or moral conclusions. It is my opinion that Nagel overlooks several essential details in his argument. My variation of his outlook on moral reasoning doesn’t have the same flaws; it also has a different view of where moral reasoning is going in the future. In his essay Nagel first points out the fact that moral questions cannot be answered as easily as scientific questions. This is because of the lack of tangible moral boundaries for man to test. Unlike science you can not test each individual aspect of a moral question. After continuous moral argument and then a fair reflection on the points made, Nagel asserts that because of supposedly universal and fundamental moral views man can arrive at agreed upon moral conclusions on any subject. Thomas Nagel implies that most important to the process of putting together a moral answer is the exchange of thought progression; the reasons why people hold on to the views they have. Nagel states, “There is no plausible alternative to considering the interests of all in trying to answer the question” (14). After the outlining of his theory of moral reasoning it is also important to understand Nagel’s view that we might just now be beginning our journey of arriving at objective moral truth, much like the beginnings of civilization and our scientific speculations.
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