Types of Moral imperative

the concept of the “Categorical Imperative”. This theory has greatly changed the ways an individual may think about a given situation. To understand the development of this subject, it is important to inspect certain aspects of Kant’s life and to fully understand where it began to unfold. The Path, a novel written by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh, brought to light some situations and implications where Kant’s logic could be tested. The Categorical Imperative is essential to understanding…

The Catholic Church has been guiding civil morality since its inception, be it through the Ten Commandments or church dogmatic teaching. However, society no longer looks to the Church as its primary source of moral teaching, especially with the new libertarian doctrines surrounding human life (both neonatal and elderly). Modern society has created a new dogma of conscience that emphasizes the selfish needs of the individual and disregards the needs of the collective. Such an example is Canada’s…

Kant’s Categorical Imperative concentrates more on our intentions. According to Mill’s Principle, Pat should not tell Chris that she cheated, because it would create more pain than pleasure. The pain that Chris would feel after finding out he was cheated on and the pain Pat would feel after being broken up with outweighs the happiness/pleasures of them both, so according to Mill, telling Chris would not be a morally permissible action. According to Kant’s Categorical Imperative,…

Thomas Nagel’s contribution in the field of philosophy is about moral luck. The ideas this researcher presents in his article explains the nature of a human being and how every action he or she effects determines different consequences that can occur in their lives and personalities. In this paper, the principles provided by Nagel will be explained and the same theory will be compared to Kantian judgment. These two thinking approaches will also be considered based on several scenarios and…

unnecessary to study moral standards because they believe people learn from their own culture and society. But how do anyone know if their culture is right? How do anyone know if their truly good? How to truly become good? After reading Judith A. Boss’s text, Ethics for Life, it is clear that Aristotle is correct, moral development is possible and the purpose of studying ethics is to “become good”. To become good is to develop good analytical skills and overcome resistance, move up the moral…

A Critique of Seecebeesia’s Deontological System In the nation of Seecebeesia, a unique approach to the transgression of the moral law of the land is practiced: instead of punitive measures as a response to crime, Seecebeesia employs “rehabilitation centers”, where the offender is educated as to why the act he or she has committed is ethically and morally wrong, alongside being provided with training and additional education, which are to contribute to improving overall quality of life once one…

In Immanuel Kant’s “Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals” he was trying to persuade us to understand how to construct the nature of the human mind and its universal laws of ethics. Kant wrote this book basically to explain the rules of justice and how can the human mind be virtuous. He helps us to understand the morality of your individual human rights as well as justice. Rights are enforceable good claims against others, so in expressing that others have a commitment to regard my rights we…

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, and moral courage. Next is the moral motivation behind the given courageous act. The final part of a complete definition of courage lies in the cause or purpose towards which a courageous act is performed. In order to…

It is always a tragedy when a loved one passes. To add to the heartbreak, there are many difficult decisions that the family must make. These decisions can be a lot easier if your loved ones talk to you before they pass on what their wishes are, or so you’d think. The Briggs family is faced with a difficult decision to make when their Grandpa Joe passes. Grandpa Joe has entrusted the decisions of his funeral to his daughter Judith. He told her that he wishes to be buried in a casket with a large…

Sam Harris in his Ted Talk “Science can Answer Moral Questions” makes the claim that human values, our sense of morality, can be defined scientifically. In other words, the intuitive rules of our morals that seems ambiguous are not out of the realm of scientific insight. He begins by stating that “values are a certain type of facts, they are the well-being of a certain type of conscious creatures.” This seems to be a direct attack on Naturalistic Fallacy, the philosophical belief that values…