A Journey Without Direction The world runs on a set of unwritten rules; these rules are always present so much so that people tend to lose the ability to define them. This set of rules differs from society to society slightly however they generally are similar throughout the world. These unwritten rules known as ethics shape how humans treat one another. Why should we as humans follow rules that are nothing more than a societal mold for how we should act. If it is not illegal to ignore someone is pain or trouble why should ethics, then lead us to help that person. Ethics should be followed because with ethics comes a steadfast moral compass for everyone in a society, a beneficial society for all who follow its path and the self-worth of an
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While some people might connect the two to hold the same meaning, this separation of morals from ethics is important in explaining how they relate to one another. Tomas Nagel professor of philosophy laid this out perfectly in stating that “[t]he ideas of wrong and right are different from the ideas of what is and is not against the rules” (Nagel 407). While ethics stands on the rules of a societal subconscious those rules do not dictate how an individual’s morals determine their view of right and wrong. Without a strong sense of right and wrong the ethics of a dictator’s regime such as Nazi Germany can overwrite the morals of the populace and coheres the population to ignore its morals for self-preservation. While protecting Jews in Nazi Germany was against the law or ethics of Germany many people still went with their morals and choose to ignore the law. This scenario is a perfect example of why people need a foundation of morals for ethics to be beneficial to the society because without a person’s view of right and wrong ethics in the hands of immoral control would cause a fractured …show more content…
A moral foundation no matter how stable can be seen under every human on the earth. With everyone having their own foundation humanity can stand on solid ground between us all. If society was to imagine a world without that common ground, then the world would truly strive for ethics. To fully understand how much ethics affects the world humanity would lose a key part of what makes us human. The real question we should ask ourselves is what would the world look like without ethics and what would be the direction of our
While some people might connect the two to hold the same meaning, this separation of morals from ethics is important in explaining how they relate to one another. Tomas Nagel professor of philosophy laid this out perfectly in stating that “[t]he ideas of wrong and right are different from the ideas of what is and is not against the rules” (Nagel 407). While ethics stands on the rules of a societal subconscious those rules do not dictate how an individual’s morals determine their view of right and wrong. Without a strong sense of right and wrong the ethics of a dictator’s regime such as Nazi Germany can overwrite the morals of the populace and coheres the population to ignore its morals for self-preservation. While protecting Jews in Nazi Germany was against the law or ethics of Germany many people still went with their morals and choose to ignore the law. This scenario is a perfect example of why people need a foundation of morals for ethics to be beneficial to the society because without a person’s view of right and wrong ethics in the hands of immoral control would cause a fractured …show more content…
A moral foundation no matter how stable can be seen under every human on the earth. With everyone having their own foundation humanity can stand on solid ground between us all. If society was to imagine a world without that common ground, then the world would truly strive for ethics. To fully understand how much ethics affects the world humanity would lose a key part of what makes us human. The real question we should ask ourselves is what would the world look like without ethics and what would be the direction of our