Ethics And Morality

Ethics and morality are often used to define people and who they are. The ethics and morality of an individual lie deep down within them but affect each and every action in their life. Before analyzing whether or not an individual is ethical and moral or neither it is important to understand that ethics are moral principles that govern an individual’s behaviour and human conduct, and that morality is the principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong. The two are similar yet different because ethics is interested in the good that humans tend towards such as happiness and freedom, while morality is interested in the ways the humans can attain the good (Page 8, ISG) An individual cannot be judged ethical or moral based solely on …show more content…
This is experiences occurs when one is ordered to do something. This is the experience of feeling obliged to obey a rule or law due because the ethical sense within you is turned on. This experience relates back to Kant’s ethical theory about duty and obligation (Page 9, ISG). Daniel Ruiz is a good example of someone who ethically responds to the experience of obligation. Daniel’s wife and daughter are dependent upon him and indirectly order him to work so that he can give them a better life. To Daniel it is his duty to work and make money to keep his family safe. There is a moment in the movie when Daniel asks his daughter how she like the new neighbourhood as compared to their old neighbourhood which is referred to as “bad”. This is evidence of the fact that Daniel acknowledges that it is his duty and obligation to work in order to take care of his family. Daniel also deals with the racist and insulting remarks of Jean Cabot. He responds ethically in the situation by ignoring her remarks and fulfilling his duty of changing her locks. It is ethical of Daniel to acknowledge his duties and obligations and fulfill them. He is able to ethically and morally respond to the ethical experience of obligation. Through Daniel’s example it can be observed that too act ethically with regards to the experience of obligation does not always require a grand gesture or an action that requires something extra of an …show more content…
His theory focused on how we came to know things. This section of his theory is split into the two categories of Theoretical Reason and Practical Reason. Theoretical reason is how we come to know about the laws of nature that govern our behaviour while practical reason allows us to understand how people make choices. Kant, like Aristotle believes that the good is the aim of life. His theory lists that the three factors needed in order to attain the supreme good are God, Freedom and Immortality. According to deontological ethics the supreme good can also be attained through good will which is the will to do our duty for the sole purpose that it is our duty (Page 14-17 ISG). In “Crash” Daniel exemplifies deontological ethics by knowing how to act ethically with regards to theoretical and practical reason and by fulfilling his duty solely for the reason that it is his duty. It is apparent that Daniel knows that theoretical reason tells us to not fight fire with fire, so practically when he is faced with intense situations or “Fire” he does not fight back in the way an unethical person would because he is ware that it is wrong and what it can lead to. Theoretical reason also tells Daniel that racist people believe that all Hispanic people have certain bad qualities but with practical reason Daniel stays away from said bad qualities as he understands that they are wrong. Throughout the movie