Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who believes in or practices amoralism: An amoralist is someone who adheres to the philosophical doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions (such as right and wrong, good and evil) are invalid or do not apply.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The character in the novel is portrayed as a ruthless amoralist, concerned only with power.
  • As an amoralist, he argued that concepts of justice were merely social constructs with no objective basis.

Advanced Usage

• Philosophical Context: The term is often used in discussions of ethics, philosophy, and literature to describe a position that rejects the foundation of conventional morality.
  • The debate featured a utilitarian against an amoralist who denied the very premise of moral obligation.

Variants and Related Words

• Amoral (adj): Not concerned with or bound by moral principles; neither moral nor immoral.
  • The scientist took an amoral stance, focusing solely on what was technically possible.
• Amoralism (n): The doctrine or belief that moral principles are invalid or inapplicable.
  • His philosophy was a form of radical amoralism.

Synonyms

• Moral nihilist: A person who believes that morality does not exist.
• Moral skeptic: A person who doubts the possibility or existence of moral knowledge.

Related Phrases

• To advocate amoralism: To argue for or support the doctrine of amoralism.
  • The philosopher is known to advocate amoralism in his recent works.

Noun

1. someone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalid