1. What is a typical pattern of reasoning in moral matters? Through dialogue in the Crito, Socrates outlined the process of addressing moral matters. First, decisions must be made through reasoning, and exempt of emotion (Cahn, 2013).…
Week Two Written Responses Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions According to Holmes the source of human rights is the scriptures in the Bible. There are many scriptures that show these human rights, and God also displays them by the way He treats everyone in the same manner throughout the Bible. As Christians we were born with human rights and Holmes explains this by stating, "Endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights" (Holmes, 1984, p. 89).…
My moral compass is made up of wisdom, family, and values that have helped me. It has shaped my decision, behaviors and actions in dealing with people and giving them respect. There is an essential element in understanding my moral compass to have an accurate understanding of my myself in making decisions to reflect my identity. I have learned my strengths and weaknesses to help guide me in understanding my moral compass. My real understanding of myself has been paramount in making tough decisions to reflect my morals.…
Imagine living in a society where utilitarianism was exercised on a daily basis and we no longer depended on rules, norms or customs to operate. Such society that anything and everything is based on positive contributions to human beings and the society as a whole. According to the internet encyclopedia of philosophy, utilitarianism focuses on determining whether actions are morally right or wrong depending on their affects to society (Nathanson). Utilitarianism consists of 2 main types, act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism. Each of these forms of utilitarianisms has its Pros and Cons.…
A Moral Theory makes an action right and wrong. Utilitarianism(Mill), Deontology(Kant), Virtue Ethics( Aristotle), and Care Ethics (Held) are some of the moral theories introduced by ancient great philosophers. These principles or theories are used in resolving difficulties and making the moral decisions. Mill introduced an idea of Utilitarianism, the moral worth of an action based on its consequences. Immanuel Kant’s theory of Deontology is the moral worth of an action determined by the principle or law upon which action is based.…
Kantian Moral Theory I agree with Kantian moral theory instead of utilitarianism because I find Kantian reasoning to be more agreeable than utilitarianism. Kantian moral theory believes that in order for people to act morally, people’s actions need to follow consistency, reasons, and fairness (Shafer- Landau 161-163). The Kantian moral theory further explains about maxim, which is essential to Kant’s argument.…
In any moral theory debate, the arguments as to what justifies an action as right or wrong presents divergent understandings on the ground of moral philosophy. Thus, when examining a certain action, one person might consider it deeply morally wrong while another person would perceive it as completely acceptable. With such a controversial case, one would wonder which response would be most correct? Is there a distinct right answer to this situation?…
There are many theories that circulate about why criminals commit crimes. Rational choice theory is one of these theories in Criminology. To explain, rational choice theory is the belief that an individual thinks through their cost and benefits, and weight their Therefore, based on that, they make a choice (Lilly, 2012, pp. 362-363). In the movie The Usual Suspects, there is many instances where there is criminal’s activity is taking place.…
Personal and Ethical Principles Ethics without action is without any value, because behind every decision, there are many choices with ethical implications. Ethics help professionals to recognize and anticipate healthcare dilemmas and make good judgments and decisions based on universal values and laws of the country and the constitution (DeNisco, 2016). Utilitarianism and deontology are the most commonly used frameworks by healthcare fields. They encourage leaders making decisions based on the greatest good for the greatest number of people and help them refrain from doing wrong, letting them make right-based choices according to their values and beliefs. Balancing business and compassion, based on ethics, helps a leader to achieve goals and…
Ethics is strongly based on morality. Bioethics is one of the more difficult topics when it comes to morals due to the fact that it can be a determining factor in suffering and pain and healthiness and relief but it is unavoidable. Morality is defined as "people's moral judgments principal rules standards and theories". Whereas ethics is defined as being a logical way to explore the meaning and origin of moral concepts and evaluating the virtue of moral judgements. So although they go hand and hand with each other the two are not the same.…
According to the Belmont Report there are general ethical principals in research involving humans: Respect for persons, privacy, confidentially, autonomy concerning the capacity of the individual to understanding and the appreciation consequences of participation resulting in the free power to make the decision to participate, sufficient information provided to individuals along with informed consent. Concerning the promotion of well being-beneficence. In order to gain the maximum benefit the investigator/researcher is obligated to minimize the risk of harm to the test subject. Non-maleficence, or do no harm is intended to minimize harm physically, psychologically and socially. The individual as compared to the community is taken into consideration…
According to Webster’s dictionary nihilism is: “the belief that traditional morals, ideas, beliefs, etc., have no worth or value” and also: “the belief that a society's political and social institutions are so bad that they should be destroyed”. This idea is one of the leading arguments as to why Nietzsche chose to physically write about books like “Beyond Good and Evil”, and “Genealogy of Morals”. Through some of these reading one may be able to evaluate some of the most intriguing ideas in society. There are terms such as “ressentiment” and this idea that there must be a “revaluation of morals”. One will be able to evaluate exactly what these terms represent, and the complexity of them also being able to make connections to the ruling theme…
In my everyday life, I would have to say I lean more towards the deontological ethical philosophy. I am a very rule oriented person, and I usually feel the need to do the action that is universally acceptable. I become very nervous when I am put in even the most minor ethical dilemmas. For example, I get anxious when I skip tennis practice to finish homework or when I fill a free water cup with soda at a fast food restaurant.…
Chapter # 7 Assignment 1. What factors do you feel define the moral values you have today? The factors that define my moral values I have today are mostly based on my religion and Upbringing. My religion says that never hurt other person by taking away their rights or stealing from them.…
Moral values are not just motivation based on ideas and actions about right and wrong, but are socially conditioned by the society and culture which people live. Moral values allow individuals to claim their personal actions or events based on conscience and experience on what is good, evil, right, wrong, and how others things that ought to be in our society. They also encourage us to live in integrity, to live merciful, and to live comfortably. Moral values are different from culture to culture and are being widely accepted and challenged by people within their society. Some values refer to how one should act such as—being honest, being unselfish, and self-disciplined.…