immoralism
Beyond good, evil
Immoralism is the philosophical position that rejects conventional morality as a standard for human conduct.
Unlike amoralism, which denies that moral categories apply at all, immoralism actively opposes traditional moral constraints, often viewing them as obstacles to human flourishing or power.
The term is associated with Nietzsche's critique of Christian ethics: His immoralism wasn't mere hedonism but a call to create new values.
German philosopher of will
- WildeAnglo-Irish family name
- SadeSoul vocalist, single name
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- aestheticismValuing beauty above ethics
dandyism · art for art's sake · transgressive · provocateur · libertine · Baudelaire · fin de siècle · symbolism
Lacking ethical concern
- nihilismRejection of objective meaning
- egoismDoctrine of self-motivation
- NietzscheanOf that German philosopher
- transvaluationReassessing fundamental worth
beyond good and evil · will to power · decadence · cynicism · hedonism · übermensch · self-overcoming
Bad habit or deputy
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
sinfulness · misconduct · unethical · perversion · malevolence · dishonesty · selfishness · egotism
Open resistance to authority
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
- subversionUndermining established authority
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
taboo-breaking · radical individualism · dissent · insurrection · anarchism · provocation · sedition · disobedience
Causing intense surprise
- scandalousMorally offensive or shocking
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- outrageousShockingly bad or excessive
- transgressiveViolating accepted boundaries
controversial · audacious · brazen · defiant · indecent · obscene · blasphemous · sacrilegious
Nietzsche
German philosopher of will
aestheticism · dandyism · art for art's sake · transgressive · provocateur · libertine · Baudelaire · fin de siècle · symbolism · expressionism
amorality
Lacking ethical concern
- nihilismRejection of objective meaning
- egoismDoctrine of self-motivation
- NietzscheanOf that German philosopher
transvaluation · beyond good and evil · will to power · decadence · cynicism · hedonism · übermensch · self-overcoming
vice
Bad habit or deputy
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- depravityProfound moral corruption
iniquity · sinfulness · misconduct · unethical · perversion · malevolence · dishonesty · selfishness · egotism · transgression
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- iconoclasmAttacking revered traditions
- subversionUndermining established authority
nonconformity · taboo-breaking · radical individualism · dissent · insurrection · anarchism · provocation · sedition · disobedience
shocking
Causing intense surprise
- scandalousMorally offensive or shocking
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- outrageousShockingly bad or excessive
transgressive · controversial · audacious · brazen · defiant · indecent · obscene · blasphemous · sacrilegious · offensive
immoralismmoralism
Excessive ethical preaching
deontology · ethics · morality · moral philosophy · prescriptivism
immoralismvirtue
Moral goodness or merit
righteousness · moral rectitude · moral excellence · probity · uprightness
immoralismtraditionalism
Adherence to inherited customs
puritanism · Victorian morality · pietism · religious morality · respectability