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> derive insight about why some things are ethically right and some aren't

What exactly "ethically right" means is subjective.

> you're dismissing a whole branch of philosophy

Yes, and it's not the only branch I dismiss :-)

> but there are other approaches to understanding morality

For example? My problem with ethical systems is that they're built on a subjective feelings of rightness and wrongness.



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