Types of Moral imperative

The Explanations of Morals (Kant, Mill, Aristotle and Held) Morals (mor – als) Noun; plural 1. a lesson, especially one concerning what is right or prudent, that can be derived from a story, a piece of information or an experience. 2. a person’s standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do. This essay intends point out the relevant aspects of moral theologians, Kant, Mill, Aristotle and Held and to answer the question of the best suited approach…

exceptions for yourself. For example, if you expect other people to keep their promises, then you are obligated to keep your own promises. If we apply Kant’s theory in social terms, it emphasizes on the respect for the person because each person has moral dignity. Therefore, no person could exclusively treat another as a means to his/her own end. One must make the right decisions for the right reasons. In corporate business life, “respect for persons” became known as “respect for the…

Levels of Kohlberg's stages of Moral Development The first level is the moral/ preconvention. The moral values in this stage are inherent in the quasi-physical and external events. Here, people are supposed to adhere to the rules and assess the labels and regard them regarding the unpleasant or pleasant actions (Shaffer,2004). This level has three stages. The stages include obedience and orientation of punishment, naively egoistic adjustment and current stage. These steps can be incorporated…

Christine Parker’s theory of lawyers ' ethics, which of the four approaches she describes would you hope to apply if you were to go on to legal practice after graduation? Critique your chosen model and explain why the approach is suited to you and the type of practice you would consider. The application of ethical frameworks towards making a legal decision is held as important by many scholars, as most agree that it is important to apply these frameworks throughout one’s profession when dealing…

Start with this question: Is an action moral because God commands it or does God command an action because it is morally right? They cannot both be true. A divine command theorist would argue that actions are moral because God commands them. How does God decide what is moral and what is not? God must have a reason for choosing what He does. What would those rules be, other than that they are the moral law? If God issues these commands because they are moral law, then God tells us to act a…

based on categorical imperative. Main Reason 2 The focus on intentions to see if an action is moral or not. Main Raison 3 Rejection of the consequentialist theories including common good and ethical egoism. Definition of major term(s) According to Kant, ‘using a person as an end in itself’ implies that the fact of existing give us value. This also highlights the idea that we should not use people for our own benefits,…

Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill demonstrate two contrasting moral theories. The philosophers have very different ideas about ethics and happiness. Immanuel Kant, author of “Duty and Reason”, believed in the morality of the good will and duty. According to Kant, happiness is an emotion unable to be controlled while motive is controllable; therefore, duty is the most important aspect of leading a moral life. Conversely, John Stuart Mill, who wrote, “The Greatest Happiness Principle”, is well…

Moral saints can be compared to angels living on earth. Unfortunately, not everyone can be saints. In this essay, I agree with Wolf in saying that it is impossible to strive to be a moral saint. Everyone has different lives that demand different levels of morality from them. Wolf and Aristotle will support this thesis, while Kant and Mill will be offer the counter arguments. Our own conception of a moral saint is someone who acts selflessly for the good of the society. They sacrifice their own…

formulation of the categorical Imperative called the Humanity Formulation and deem it as a sufficient and plausible condition in determining moral worth. As a deontologist, Immanuel Kant believes that an action's moral worth is determined by the motive rather than the consequences it leads to and the focus of our moral actions should be on duty. This idea, called the categorical imperative, was a central and supreme concept of morality in Kantian ethics. The categorical imperative has four…

The main Utilitarian principle, as brought forth by John Stuart Mill posits that “actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.” Basically, Utilitarianism holds the view that actions are morally justifiable insofar as they increase the overall happiness in the world. Following this doctrine, Mill would argue that it is almost patently true that the principle would endorse the torture of the child. Reason enough as it…