Three Ideas Related To The Concept Of Morality

Morality an idea that causes much pondering and has led people to have many different answers as to what it is. Morality in concept is a system made from a person’s or society’s values and principles that tells us if the action or behavior we act upon is good or bad. This in turn means that each person will have different moralities based on several factors in their life. Many philosophers have created their own philosophy about morality, such as Mary Wollstonecraft. Born in the year 1759, during this period society raised men and women to have different moralities which led her in defiance of her parent’s wishes at the age of nineteen go and live a life of independence that resulted in her to become an internationally known philosopher. Wollstonecraft …show more content…
My answer is this; I will have one scenario be used with all three ideas. Based on how each idea works I will have different mindsets that will lead me towards different conclusions. Based on Wollstonecraft philosophy I will reach these diverse conclusions using reason that is the most appropriate based on the different mindsets. The one scenario I will use for the three ideas related to morality is the following. I am a field medic within the army out on patrols accompanied with a convoy. I was taught that your job is to get the soldiers back on the field fast as possible. While traveling through a canyon the convoy is attacked by enemy troops from the sides of the cliff. You survived by taking cover using a nearby rock as the convoy kills all the enemy soldiers. After withdrawing from the cover, you see two heavily wounded soldiers. On your right side is a soldier that has one arm and leg blown off and on your left side is your childhood friend who joined the army with you and is part of your convoy he was shot through the chest and now has a collapsed lung. You know that your friend has no other friends or family left and you are basically his brother from what you two went through. While from the time spent with the other soldier you know that the man is married and have a daughter in middle school. You only have enough time to save one of their lives …show more content…
There are two forms to utilitarianism, act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism that have different rules as to how the action of someone is benefitting others. It is after we explain both and their differences can we see its relation to morality that will then allow us to examine its use of reason if there is