A state moralist is an individual or perspective that emphasizes the role of the state in promoting and enforcing moral standards and ethical behavior within society. This viewpoint often advocates for government intervention to uphold certain values and norms, believing that the state has a responsibility to foster a moral community. State moralists may support laws and policies that reflect specific moral beliefs, aiming to guide citizens toward what they consider a virtuous life. This approach can sometimes lead to debates about the balance between individual freedoms and collective moral obligations.
What is a political moralist?
Fairweather. has written: 'Evening hours, or, the moralist'
Maxims," by the great French moralist La Rochefoucauld
Helena Mariota Carnegie has written: 'The infant moralist'
H. Gregg has written: 'The moralist; or a collection of maxims, observations, &c'
Samuel Johnson described himself as a moralist; atheism barely existed as a concept in his time.
plots centered on a moralist conflict in which the main character were archtypes of good vs evil
plots centered on a moralist conflict in which the main character were archtypes of good vs evil
Wolfgang Sandfuchs has written: 'Dichter, Moralist, Anarchist' -- subject(s): Criticism, Criticism and interpretation, History
The cast of Three Certainties - 2010 includes: Matt Ainsworth as Guild Rod Barr as Senator James Goodall Pablo Calero as Ross Leigh Gathercole as James Ferrier Carolyn Masson as Professional Moralist Rohan Mirchandaney as Frederick Michelle Nisbet as Professional Moralist Denis Pernet as Preacher Dom
Herbert Walz has written: 'Legende' 'Der Moralist im Dienste des Hofes' -- subject(s): Criticism and interpretation
Hedonist. If we think of morals as the accepted customs or patterns of social and personal behavior, then other possibilities arise as opposites of moralist. For example, the human sacrifices of the Aztec and other central American civilizations would have been considered moral, and even of the highest religious virtue. Some laws and customs of foreign cultures may be shocking to us, but are moral from the perspective of those who adhere to them. So morality can be based on a socially subjective criteria. "Our forefathers have done this since the beginning of time. They were wise. We have survived. We will continue." Ethics is an attempt to arrive at objective, universal principles of behavior. So, in a sense, Ethicist would be an antonym for moralist.