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doing something morally wrong but feel no guilt

  • 17-07-2012 11:03pm
    #1
    adamski8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,503 ✭✭✭


    doing something that you think is morally wrong is, as far as i can see, is always assoiated with the person in question feeling guilt.
    on the other hand some people do morally wrong things (or at least what say 99% of people think is wrong) but dont think its morally wrong and feel no guilt.
    i think the above is correct?

    what im interested in (and cant find any discussion about it) is when a person does something which they themselves believes is morlly wrong but feels no guilt about doing it.
    is there a word for this or is it common or a characteristic of a type of person etc?

    reason i ask is i find myself doing something i think is wrong but i do it for self gain and because of that i think thats why i feel no guilt.

    is my reasoning flawed? do i actually think it is moral or could i be hiding guilt?

    im not talking about stealing a loaf of bread to feed a starving family sort of thing.


Comments

  • #2
    dlofnep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,759 ✭✭✭✭dlofnep


    A sociopath will feel indifferent towards guilt for something they know to be wrong.


  • #3
    adamski8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,503 ✭✭✭adamski8


    dlofnep wrote: »
    A sociopath will feel indifferent towards guilt for something they know to be wrong.
    hmm i thought about that alright, i think i heard there are a lot more sociopaths than most people think, and that alot do very well in companies as the have the attributes looked for in higher managment positions


  • #4
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,539 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    MOD COMMENT:
    Please be advised that this OP has not been framed for a discussion of philosophy; rather it appears more suited to an inquiry into antisocial personality. It is being moved LOCKED to Psychology so that the destination mods may review it for appropriateness.


  • #5
    Odysseus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,754 ✭✭✭Odysseus


    It is not framed for our forum either, we cannot give out personal advice


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