Moral truths help us decide what to do and how to act. It is intrinsically action guiding. For morality to be action-guiding, it requires that Moral facts are known beforehand.

Action Guiding Traits

Whitelist Blacklist of Moral Actions

There exists a list of actions that are good and bad, that we must follow dogmatically

Easy for Layman to Figure Out

The correct moral action must be easy for the ordinary person to figure out.

Shapes our Character

Moral actions indirectly lead us to the type of person we want to be which is the Ubermensch

Contrast

Mere claims about location don’t tell us where to go, we need to want to get somewhere first. Example: Paris has beautiful buildings. This does not tell you what to do, there is nothing intently actionable about this statement UNLESS, we know that u want to see beautiful buildings. Then saying this statement is moral. “They serve french fries at this restaurant” - Doesn’t tell you to go there, it only tells you to go there if you want french fries