Kant? St. Augustine? Siddhartha Budda? Epictetus? Plato? Hobbes?
Ethical philosophy has had plenty of geniuses.
Immanuel Kant was a real pissant Who was very rarely stable
Probably because morality is subjective and spirituality is a feeling?
WTF is a "moral/spiritual genius"? That doesn't even make sense. It sounds like a title someone just made up for themselves to feel important.
That's exactly what it is
Aren't those subjective things? It's easier to measure something like chess skill or whether or not someone can do complex math, but harder to quantify someone's morality.
Anyone operating at that level of morality wants nothing to do with humanity. It's not that there aren't any, it's that you'll never hear of them.
moral/spiritual genius
Can you define these? I'm certainly having a hard time trying to.
Morality is a subjective set of views. How can one be better at it than another? With "spiritual" intelligence, I guess we have to define the term itself before even thinking about how to measure it.
Since you wrote this post, you probably have some idea of what a moral genius is supposed to be. Can you describe what makes a person a moral genius and maybe give an example?
But yeah, if someone came to me and called themselves a moral or spiritual genius, I'd think they're either full of it, or insane.
Chances are they are logical geniuses claiming they've solved morals or social interactions.
Joel Osteen thinks he's what you describe. In reality he's a disgusting narcissistic sociopath.
Moral is dependent on the time and the place. What was morally justified yesterday might be offensive tomorrow.
For example: Adolf Hitler could have been a moral genius in regards to eugenics whereas Martin Luther King would have been a moral idiot.
Morals are ultimately subjective so it's very easy to dismiss a complex moral argument by simply reject the premise.
Imagine chess ... but everyone get's to modify the rules as they please. If chess was like that, there probably wouldn't be any GM in it either.
There are, its just usually people don't like to hear what they have to say.
Kant would like a word.
Did he make such great strides at young ages?
"So, you're a philosopher?"
"Yes. I think very deeply^deeply^ ^deeply^"
Being able to operate at expert level in one area of endeavor doesn't guarantee that you will be at that same level in all things you do.
There aren't any?
Got some stats on that, or are you just begging the question?
Edit: Maybe you mean to ask "why does it seem geniuses lack morals?".
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