In the framework of moral philosophy, moral good has been given various definitions, while the most general understanding of it is truth and the right attitude towards reality in its entirety (Solovyov 114). That is, it is the general perception of right and wrong and an expected pattern of conduct that virtually maintain functioning of our world, for it rests upon the notions of morality and good. However, an immense range of philosophical, social and religious perspectives that have been accumulated by humanity throughout its history and the current state of society create grounds for a kind of pluralism in decisions about moral good. Manuel Velasquez (104) mentions three modes of our moral considerations in making …show more content…
Buchholz and Rosenthal (265) define moral pluralism as “the view that no single moral principle or overarching theory of what is right can be appropriately applied in all ethically problematic situations”. In other words, moral good affected by moral pluralism seems to have no power at all. Even more, the framework of ethical relativism described by Stecker (68) undermines universal nature of moral good, showing that moral judgments are only valid when they are made by the members of the same group which shares moral standards. Thereby, to my thinking, moral good is a highly subjective and idealistic concept in the context of the modern …show more content…
That is, motivation for observation of moral standards is initially taken from fear. People generally rely on God as a mentor keeping them within certain frames, between reward and punishment; hence the fear of punishment is often an unconscious stimulus driving them to adherence to certain notions of moral good. However, godless morality doesn’t imply the factor of supervision on the part of the divine powers; instead, as soon as general moral principles unrelated to religion are planted into the individual’s worldview, his or her actions are generally aligned with the notion of moral good and yet are not motivated by the desire of reward from the divine