The Role of Absolutism in Solving Moral Competitive Condition

Moral absolutism implies that some values are valid regardless of the individual, place, and time and the comprehensiveness that characterizes it cannot be harmed by what people like or dislike. Regarding the relationship between absolutism and applied ethics two things should be considered: first, the existence of moral competitive conditions together with adherence to absolutism is justifiable; secondly, it is by abiding by this principle that we can reach a solution, because preferring an action is impossible without reasoning and the possibility of reasoning is realized through absolutism. Furthermore, the solution of the problem of competitive condition will be possible if there is a definite aim. According to absolutism, this aim does exist. In order to solve the problems of applied ethics first, the preliminary competitive condition resulting from misconceiving the question should be eliminated by observing all the provisions of the subject matter of judgment. Secondly, if competitive condition remains after having observed all the provisions, then one side has to be preferred to the other by turning to the legal and rational qualitative preferences and thus the problem can be resolved.