Existing or operating outside the realm of morality; neither moral nor immoral, but simply amoral or independent of ethical considerations.
From Latin 'extra' (outside) + 'moralis' (moral, from 'mores' customs). Philosophers developed this term to distinguish truly amoral acts from immoral ones.
A rock falling downhill is extramoral—it has no choice and no moral dimension. But here's what's wild: humans often *want* to believe certain acts are extramoral when they're actually deeply immoral, which is why philosophers keep having to argue about this distinction.
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