Amorality or amoralism may also refer to believing that the concepts of moral right and wrong do not have meaning or lacking a belief in the absolute existence of any moral laws Amorality is different from immorality although they are often confused An amoral person denies the existence of morality as opposed to an immoral person who violates a certain moral code but may still believe in the underlying truth of that moral code Amoral persons either do not possess ethical notions at all as a result of upbringing see Antisocial personality disorder or else do not subscribe to any moral code This latter may in turn mean strong individualistic leanings that do not get codified into a universally applicable system Someone may maintain that he will do as he likes and let others do the same if they so desire without turning this into a general principle as for example Kant's categorical imperative would require Because whoever says so only expresses his personal preference or informs about the way he is going to act the position is consistent