Liberalism’s equal valuing of affects reduces conduct to survival-driven maxims

Evidence

Morality and religion, therefore, are not mere matters of likes and dislikes. You may dislike exceedingly a scheme of morality which, if universally practised within a nation, would make that nation the strongest nation on the face of the earth. Yet in spite of your dislike, such a nation will become strong. You may like exceedingly a scheme of morality and an ideal of justice which, if universally practised within a nation, would make it unable to hold its own in the struggle with other nations. Yet in spite of your admiration, this nation will eventually disappear. The Hindus must, therefore, examine their religion and their morality in terms of their survival value. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1014 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Moral systems are judged by survival value, not by preference — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1014

Broader Connections

• Moral systems are judged by survival value, not by preference #complicates (0.75) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1014