Environmental ethics

Justice is concerned with fairness and morality and virtue, a person who is just is not selfish and will willingly do the right thing no matter the effect it has on them. Justice demands this willingness to be fair, this is a characteristic that is extremely rare to come by. It is human nature to be concerned with the effects a certain action will have on yourself. A just person possesses the ability to set their thoughts about themselves aside and to act in a way that betters the whole (group,…

When considering what moral action to make, Kant asked people to follow two questions, what would happen if one made the maxim action of a universal law? The other question is if that universal action is possible. In this case one might think that killing would not create a better good because of their moral rights and it would be completely wrong. However when it comes to O.J, like I stated before he obviously had different moral rights than most people and he believed what he did was right.…

Final Paper Many people would agree that there appears to be a contradiction between a loving God and the reality of evil. The attempt to answer these difficult contradictions is referred to as a theodicy. The great Christian thinker of our time, C. S. Lewis, wrote as an atheist after his beloved wife died, “meanwhile where is God? This is one of the most disquieting symptoms… But to go to Him when your need is desperate, when all other help is in vain, and what do you find? A door slammed…

Ban on Tobacco Ads by the Government of India In 2001 the government of India instigated a bill which banned tobacco companies from sponsoring sporting and cultural events as well as advertising their products. This induced some fierce debates with people arguing the ethical right the government has to meddle in such affairs, saying it infringes on the people’s rights of choice and building of commerce to improve the economy. The India government purported the objective of the ban was to…

• Background We are constantly learning and developing our skills through every day interactions. All my actions and emotions are determined by personal values and ethics. Growing up on a farm in a small city in Poland helped me get an insight on a different level of life. My parents, siblings and educators had the biggest impact on the development of my basic personal values. By observing my mom I learned the importance of family, integrity, responsibility and hard work. My mom was able to…

Quite literally, the meaning of philosophy is “love of wisdom”. Ultimately, people take on philosophy as an action when they wish to pursue an understanding in the fundamental authenticity about themselves, the type of world they exist in, and their relationships with the world and the people around them. Those who are naturally drawn to studying philosophy often engage in asking questions, answering them, and also dispute for answers to the most basic questions life may throw at them. In order…

One of the most difficult ideas to express may be the idea of ethics. When researching what ethics are, one will find hundreds of books that discuss everything from ethics as a whole to individual types and systems of ethics. The idea of ethics has been around for centuries and still no solid definition can be given as to what they are or consist of. Many systems of ethics have been used and suggested, but for the sake of time and clarity, they will not be individually separated. Throughout…

questions regarding ethical dilemmas as they relate to security and our right to privacy. We are faced with ethical dilemmas everyday of our lives and in the forefront is the ethical dilemma of national security vs our personal privacy. Post 9/11, ethics aside, people’s greatest concern was national security and protecting the nation. They were willing to give up some civil liberties and privacy in order to have that protection. Ten years later the reverse is true. More people are…

By the direct dictionary definition, courage is defined as “The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear.” Courage is synonymous with bravery, but without guidance behind the courage, it turns into reckless, stupid action. The dictionary definition is adequate on the surface of courage, but there is much more that comprises actual courage. First are the three types of courage, being physical courage, endurance or intellectual courage,…

How do I know what I should do? In this paper, I will argue that ethics require one to view one’s own life as a whole. Ethics concerns how we should act. Actions are deliberate, and deliberation requires ends. Since ends can conflict, a final end is needed to look at life as a whole. An action is a goal directed activity that does not transpire by accident. To Aristotle, actions comprise of two types of values of both living things and inanimate objects: instrumental and intrinsic. Instrumental…