#agnestam

[loverofmylover]

“Anderson argues that it is extraordinarily difficult for individuals to distinguish what they want from what is right when they hold unaccountable power through which to enforce their demands. When our moral beliefs conflict with our selfish desires, we tend to bend the relevant facts or the relevant moral principles to make moral obligations less demanding, inapplicable, or excusable, often in ways that we do not even realize.”

Agnes Tam, “Why Moral Reasoning Is Insufficient for Moral Progress.”