Moral Values Essay

have disregarded the moral force that drives utilitarianism, highlighting the theories lack of recognition of individuality and separate utility. To me, the “separateness of persons” not only is successful in silencing utilitarianism, it also is crucial to our very concept of morality. I argue this through presenting defeats to classical objections to the dogma, proposed by Brink and Mckerlie. In doing so, it highlights that morality is reliant on individuality and personal values. Morality…

plethora of moral diversity examples to support his defense on moral relativism, a mistake already persists in his claim for defending it. Harman claims that all moral right and wrong are always relative to a choice of moral framework. This claim proposes an absolute moral standard. It is illogical for one to propose a relativist’s claim by using an absolute moral standard. Therefore, the relativist’s claim is illogical. To add on to this argument for endorsing an absolutist attitude, despite…

justified. In this part of Crime and Punishment Raskolnikov represents the ideals of Nihilism and Utilitarianism. His relation to Nihilism makes him reject all meaning in life and create his own moral code, which leads him to carry out the murder. He doesn’t value family or relationships, and he rejects values and emotions. His Utilitarian principles convince him that if he murders the woman it will only be beneficial to society, and that her sole purpose is harming the poor customers that come…

The Concepts of Morals When’s the last time you helped a complete stranger and expected nothing in return? I try to do a good deed every day, and sometimes I completely forget. However, on those days I do help someone else, I always get a good feeling deep inside in which I’m instantly reminded of my grandparents who taught me a lot about morals, my parents who always see the good in people and my family and friends who are there for me no matter what. One of my deepest core beliefs would be…

It is apparent that in the work of Kendall (2015) that he values defining morality and virtue as different rather than as similar. In Morality and Capitalism: A Dialogue on Freedom, Kendall differentiates morality and virtue with various examples and stating that while something might be moral it might not be virtuous. For example, Kendall gives an example of someone being bullied and the witness not intervening. Kendall views this as moral but not vitreous. Conversely, Sandel (1998) and Wright…

family by bringing them into the hands of a tortured murderer, The Misfit. The grandmother’s behavior and actions highlights an interesting dilemma on what it means to be good in addition to putting into perspective the value of goodness when it 's merely…

A flawed moral code is almost guaranteed because of the limitations of ethics and ethical theories (that we have so far) which have not yet been overcome with an objective solution by philosophers and theorists. Without having full consciousness of the significance or context of our actions, could we still have moral responsibility (Edmonds)? If a person with somnambulism (sleepwalking disorder) does something unconsciously, can they be held morally responsible for it (Edmonds)? Moral…

be made during the planning of World Petroleum’s business ideas in Afrinia. While the company has made it clear that their main goal is to be profitable for the shareholders, there were still moral aspects to every decision that needed to be made. To me the most important ethical dilemma is developing a moral compass for the company and sticking to it, for example: how to approach the difference in the northern (Banu) and southern (Abani) cultures, dealing with officials, and the environment.…

not realize it at the time, our actions impact us in a negative or positive way somewhere down the line. The choices we make will always stick with us and will shape us into who we are meant to be. Throughout my life, I have never followed one true moral philosophy. The people I’ve met, the places I’ve been and the experiences I’ve had have caused me to change me mind about many aspects of my life throughout the last 21 years. After taking a chance to reflect on all that has happened to me, I…

he argues that any kind of suffering from lack of food, healthcare and shelter is a bad thing. He further argues that if we have the ability to prevent something bad from happening, that it is our duty as moral beings to prevent suffering unless we have to sacrifice something of significant moral importance. In class we called it the prevent suffering principle. An example that Singer gives is of the prevent suffering principle is to imagine a young child drowning in a shallow pond. He goes on…