Moral treatment

forth his argument that “if it is in our power to prevent something very bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything else morally significant, we ought, morally, to do it,” (Cahn, 505). In his argument Singer claims that men have the moral responsibility to prevent suffering when it does not negatively impact “himself or his dependents” (Cahn, 508), and that the refusal of this prescribed human duty makes him morally incompetent. The extended example that Singer uses as the basis of…

In reading the book Moral Theology: True Happiness and the Virtues by William Mattison III, I was pleasantly surprised to see how closely it follows the framework and school of thought of this class. The book focuses on why it is we do the things that we do in living a meaningful and reflective life. Following classical ‘means to end’ morality of the Aristotelian-Thomas tradition it utilizes many of the same commentators offered in this course including Annas, MacIntyre, Pieper, Pinckaers,…

something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it” (866) According to Singer this is means that it one must prevent something bad or avoid cause any more damage events from happening but are not required to promote something good in return. (866) He goes on to explain that this principle only applies when we do not have to sacrifice anything from a moral standpoint that is deemed comparably important. In addition to,…

If it is so easy to turn off our morals in a fictional format, how easy would it then be to do so in other formats? If we follow Vaage’s idea of the “bad fan” we are faced with a person, or group of peoples, that could potentially become violent. It is the belief of many people that such…

Accommodating In the Thomas Kilmann Conflict Model, Accommodating is unassertive and cooperative which is the opposite of competing. It might take the form of selfless generosity or charity, allowing another person to have their own way and tolerating decisions that they not like. In accommodating, individual neglects his or her own concerns to satisfy the concerns of the other person, allows questionable decisions to go ahead, bends the rules and self-scarify. They tend to see conflicts as…

William MacAskill argues in his book “Doing Good Better”, that we ought to donate towards charities that are the most effective. However, he also asserts that it is not morally justifiable to give to a cause that is close to one’s heart, insofar the charity the agent chooses to support is due to a subjective reason. He proposes this, because the charity may not be as effective and efficient as another one we could support with the same resources. Problematically, if we were to listen to…

regardless of differences or will our differences always determine how we treat other humans? Pro-social behaviors: volunteering, sharing, showing compassion etc. have been positively linked to moral identity while antisocial behaviors: bullying, selfishness, aggression etc. have been negatively linked to moral identity (Hardy, Bean, & Olsen, 2015). “Voluntary actions that are intended to help or benefit another individual or group of individuals” (Eisenberg and Mussen 1989, 3) is considered…

woman will now be “left a slave—a slave for life—” simply due to the fact her original master passed away. Douglass wants abolishment and reformation to the treatment of colored people. The addition of information shows how this innocent woman will endure the rest of her days enslaved under strangers that will continuously give out cruel treatments. It makes the reader ponder how America allowed this unfair system to continue for so long. Douglass’s purpose of this parenthesis was to enforce how…

Moral luck is basically saying that you can morally hold a person responsible for any chain of actions, despite the circumstances and or factors. Whether you’re giving them the praises for said actions or whether you are putting the blame on them. Moral luck can create a contradiction, a paradox in society way of viewing the concept of moral responsibility. Nagel disagrees with the moral luck theory. Nagel believes that a person can really only be held fully responsible for what they do…

Brandon Balsirow Word Count: Title Here Attack or defend the principle of utility. Does it define right and wrong, good and evil? The principle of utility is insufficient to define right and wrong, or good and evil. Bentham asserts that humans are controlled by two feelings; pain and pleasure, and that they determine what we ought to do. Using this assumption about pain and pleasure, he comes up with the principle of utility. Actions are right as far as they promote happiness or wrong as far as…