Satanism and Perfectionism

In the last episode, I examined the moral philosophy of perfectionism as formulated by the philosopher Thomas Hurka. I recommend listening to that episode before this one, as this essay is a continuation and will build on the foundation that I established in that one. But to sum up, perfectionism posits the development and exercise of our characteristic human capacities—those things which are unique and essential to humans—as being intrinsically good and the foundation for right action.

My objective here will be to start with the basic premise of perfectionism and rebuild it from the ground up, allowing it to conflict with our moral intuitions where it must while simultaneously seeking a foundation on which I can build a more robust defense against bigotry.

This episode is available in video format on YouTube

Transcript (with citations and references) available at asatanistreadsthebible.com