Document Type : Research Paper

Author

• shirzad payk herfhe

Abstract

"Demandingness of morality" is a new issue in moral philosophy,
which, in spite of its antecedents, has seriously and independently
been put forward only in the latest decades of the 20th century. This
concept is often evaluated in terms of three elements: pervasiveness,
overridingness, and stringency. There are also three general
approaches toward it: extremist morality, moderate morality, and
minimalist morality. This paper, based on these elements, analyzes
"demandingness of morality" based on these three elements, and
describes the main points of the three approaches. Since moderate
morality is very close to our ordinary or everyday morality, this paper,
in its explanation, analysis and critique, tries to show that what one
recognizes as morality in this era might be much more lax than the
real demands of morality. Our ordinary moderate morality faces up to
some serious challenges, and if it does not answer them, the claim to
innocence and moral behavior in this era will crumble.

Keywords

• demandingness of morality
• pervasiveness
• overridingness
• stringency
• extremist morality
• moderate morality
• minimalist morality
• harm *- P