# What is the basic moral philosophy of modern man? How would it be categorized?

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What would a philosopher call the general moral philosophy of modern educated humans in industrialized societies?

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This isn’t a simple question - it varies from the socialist ethics of most of western europe to the “fuck you, I got mine” Wall Street ethic.

But I’d say a good base is that people should generally be free from slavery and violence, that seems to be pretty universal.