Originally Posted by
straytk
A person could be highly moral, and yet at odds with the surrounding rules and culture. They may have more general, abstract concerns about morality. Or they might be so moral that may even try to reform the surrounding culture.
Some of the most famous philosophers/moralists were doing things along these lines. Either they were killed for it, caused a ruckus, or they were alone in their work. Socrates, Gandhi, Jesus, MLK Jr., Joan of Arc, etc.. No matter how expressed it, you couldn't accuse them of not being moral in some manner. And their morality didn't entail any of this cookie cutter, "established rules" angle on things. That's very one dimensional.