Comparing Kant, Plato's Republic And The Moral Sense Theory

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines moral as “concerning or relating to what is right and wrong in human behavior.” (“Moral”) Morality is the core of our society as it determines how we act towards others and towards ourselves. Ethics is knows as the study of Philosophy whereas justice is the practical application of what is moral.
Through this paper it will be clear that morality is crucial to our successful function on this earth as it is ration and helps us achieve our ultimate goal. One needs to be moral to achieve happiness, by following utilitarianism, Aristotle and ethics and the human emotion of guilt. It should also be noted that acting morally is the only rational option, this can be proved by Immanuel Kant, Plato’s the Republic and the Moral Sense Theory. The ultimate goal …show more content…
This can be proved as even little kids has a sense of knowing right from wrong. Haidt’s claims that our moral judgments are gut feeling and intuitions; they are something we just know and don’t have to place reason upon. Pinner states that the moral sense may be rooted in the design of the human mind, thus enforcing how morality is innate to us and is the only rational way to be. (Moral Sense)It can be seen thorough society that immorality has more personal benefits as immorality can achieve higher financial success, more self-fulfillment and more society success. As when we start acting in immoral we no longer need to act fairly towards others giving ourselves better opportunities, this can be see especially finically. As in our society money makes the world go round and it is easier to act immorally for your money and get results faster then to spend your life earing a honest living. Plato, Hobbes and Hume all agreed the immorality is powered by self-interest. Egoism describes the human nature of being fully self-centered and self-motivated. In Leviathan, Hobbes states