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Within philosophy, there is much political thought. Some delve into the psychological and use an individualistic approach. Theories such as subjectivism and psychological egoism fall into that category. And then there are theories that look at the larger picture such as utilitarianism which considers the needs of all of the people in a quantifiable manner and social contract theory that also considers the whole. In delving into the subject, these and other theories will be explored.
In meta-ethics, subjectivism is a position that many people who oppose objectivism might be aligned with ( Shafer-Landau & Feinberg, 2004). Authors write: "According to meta-ethical subjectivism, the purpose of moral judgment is not to report personal or social attitudes, but rather to express one's feelings or voice one's commitments" (Shafer-Landau & Feinberg, 2004, p. 516). Moral judgments then go to the emotional. An example is provided by authors, suggesting that the admonition that infanticide is bad comes from an emotional reaction
(Shafer-Landau & Feinberg, 2004). An extension of subjectivism, but sometime distinctly different...