Moral responsibility

has concepts that are both familiar and foreign to those in other parts of the globe. There is perhaps no text that displays the different aspects of this view of the world better than the Nyanga tale, The Mwindo Epic. Through the use of tradition, moral lessons, and ceremony, The Mwindo Epic is the perfect introduction to the African worldview. So what is the African worldview? To start, it is a collection of ideas, traditions, and beliefs that all contribute to a unique understanding of the…

Locke contends that humans are born amoral. I believe all human beings are born amoral without the familiarity of good and bad deeds. However, as they mature, different cultures impart them with diverse experiences that either make them immoral or moral. Definition of Morally Bad and Morally Good Morality denotes the assortment or classification of concepts of right and wrong behaviors. On the one hand, actions are regarded morally right if they raise the comfort of the individuals who are…

Arthurs has a unique stance on world hunger and moral obligation and the way that we should handle these issues. He opens up his argument by analyzing one of Pete Singers rules “If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it. “(666) Arthur believes that rule of life is a flawed one. He counters this statement by giving a scenario using Singers moral rule. Arthur states “All of us…

“Life is a choice, and determining what to choose shows self-reliance, the dignity of the doer as well as the essence of human right in running life”, this is according to R.B Edi Pramono. The Road Not Taken was a poem written by Robert Frost (1875-1963). The poem uses the two roads as metaphor, for it symbolizes the choices we do in our lives, like when we arrive in the point that we have to choose between two things. The poem uses a rhyme scheme, written in the first person, and is composed of…

provide an interesting take of morality – for instance, that he believes love, or feelings, to be an important factor of human morale – which he expresses using the colours white, black, and grey. However, the reader should not expect to learn about morals through this story, as everyone possesses his or her own opinion, but rather should reconsider what they value is right and wrong. The exploration of colour in “The Lady with The Dog” proves insightful in understanding the author’s perspective…

2008). People with a preference for traditional perspectives and dismiss innovation are referred to as conservatives (Heath, 2010). These individuals place higher values on authority, in-group, and purity, which are three of the five moral foundations proposed by the “Moral Foundations Theory” (Haidt, 2008). On the other hand, those that aspire novelty, diversity, and change, are referred to as progressives. They…

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…

bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally to do it (Singer 231).”, and “…We ought to give the money (extra money that isn’t being used for basic necessities like food, shelter, and medical care) away, and it is wrong to not do so (Singer 235).” Within his argument, Singer says that we should help people if we don’t have to sacrifice anything of comparable moral significance. In my opinion, this assumption is flawed because not…

Fourthly, Existentialist Ethics, it is a philosophy with ethical implications of the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980). For Sartre we are “condemned to be free” his main theme: “[physical] existence precedes essence [nature].” He believes that recreation of self is always possible. This means that the most important consideration for individuals is their freedom to act independently and be responsible of their actions determining their own developments [existence] rather than what…

On the surface, the concept of positive deviance would be seen as very unusual. However, this abnormality does not equate to a contradiction. Saying that all deviance is negative by definition is conceding that deviance cannot bring about any positive change. Historical cases, such as the Civil Rights Movement, have proven this notion to be false. In these instances, the charge of deviance is shown to be dependent not only on the will of those who rule, but mainly on the receptiveness of general…