Moral realism

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 (2009) are less rigid in their definitions. Sandel, similar to Kendall, defends certain actions as being moral (even if not by the standards of the general population), however Sandel never…

its innate selfishness. In contrast to modern theorists like Locke, who contend that the pursuit of self-interest will serve the common good, Swift underscores the potential for unleashing the beastliness in human nature, loosening the traditional moral constraints on avarice and ambition. As a commentary on the modern project, Swift introduces the crude and uncontrollably desirous "Yahoos," who, given the opportunity to pursue their self-interests, reveal a complete disregard for others. He…

In Matthew liao’s paper, Parental love Pills: Some Ethical Considerations, he claims that the usage of pharmacologically-induced parental love can be morally unproblematic. In section one I will describe Matthew Liao’s claim and perspective. In section two I will present my objection to his claim and view. In section three I will provide a counter to my objection and argue against it. 1a: An ambiguity The claim that the usage of pharmacologically-induced parental love can be morally…

Preston-Roedder makes a point that a genuine belief in faith in humanity also makes ongoing assessment of whether faith in humanity is paying off. For example, the belief in faith in humanity necessarily prevents unfair prosecution and punishment of innocence people. A belief in faith in humanity discourages intentional wrongdoing to others by biasing the cognitive assessment of them in a favorable light. In Bread and Wine, Silone claims that a Fascist state requires complete unanimity to…

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…

There is no doubt that in every office or social setting there are certain groups that stick together and have developed a certain loyalty to each other, even when the behavior of the group is seen as immoral or unethical. Does this constitute a moral right to speak up and break that trust? People should address situations within their group where others act in immoral ways regardless of the outcome. It is morally right to call out immorality; to stand silent is like agreeing with the…

his job; Detective Ben Price was hot on his case. However, when Jimmy meets Annabel Adams, he has a change of heart and his world flips. Jimmy Valentine was truly dedicated to living a moral life because he made sacrifices, showed compassion, and took responsibility for his actions. Jimmy was devoted to living a moral life because he made sacrifices. The first thing he sacrificed was his old villainous job for a new normal one. Jimmy explains in…

In 'Moderate Moralism', Carroll (1996) argues that artistic autonomy does not preclude a moral approach to artworks. That is, unlike autonomism, which holds that aesthetic evaluations of artworks are always autonomous from moral components, some works of art trade in moral emotions as part of their aesthetic form. In this analysis I will briefly explain Carroll's argument, which focuses on narrative artworks, and is contrasted with autonomism in both its radical and moderate forms. Although…

The notion of “separateness of persons” has posed several convincing objections to utilitarianism. These have been voiced by Rawls, Nozick and Nagel all of which 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…

aspects like appearance, ethnicity, religion, virtues, you're decisions and morals. Morality is a huge role in creating your identity because I personally think it’s the most important one. Moral’s are the key to everything, the key to good friendships, relationships, habits and more. A unmoral human compared to a moral human is a big difference, when you don't have morals everything is a ripple effect. As a person with no morals you are repeatedly practicing you're vices and you're bad…