Morality Is Morally Wrong

suggests that on a global scale, unique societies fail to share the same evaluative language when

James Rachels' article, "Morality is Not Relative," is incorrect, he provides arguments that cannot logically be applied or have no bearing on the statement of contention. His argument, seems to favor some of the ideas set forth in cultural relativism, but he has issues with other parts that make cultural relativism what it is.

The simple definition of Utilitarianism is “the belief that a morally good action is one that helps the greatest number of people”("Utilitarianism," ). However, Utilitarianism is far from a ‘simple’ philosophy, and while there is no perfect doctrine when it comes to Normative Ethics, Utilitarianism comes the closest for a number of reasons. The first is impartiality; or rather equality of concern for everyone’s well-being. The second is that Utilitarianism is not based in religion. The third is that the Utilitarian school of thought includes non-sentient beings in the moral community .The last and most important reason is the idea of ‘moral flexibility’: the Utilitarian belief that no moral rule is absolute. Nor should it be.

In the YouTube video that I chose to describe, there are two gentlemen, Joe and Alex. Alex is an older gentleman with long hair wearing a large, flowing shirt. Joe is a young man with short hair. He is wearing a tailored black, business suit, a white shirt, and a tie. Joe is waiting to catch a flight at the airport. Before his departure, he orders five doughnuts for five dollars at a coffee shop in the terminal, and thinks to himself, "This is an awesome deal". After he gets his order, he finds a table so he can sit down and read the newspaper before his flight leaves. Not long after he takes a seat however, Alex walks up and sits at the table across from Joe. As Joe is reading his newspaper, he hears a rustling. When he puts his paper down

Merriam-Webster defines truth as “the property of being in accord with fact or reality.” With one universe, which follows a definite set of laws, only one reality exists. Therefore, with one reality, only one, absolute truth exists. In recent years, with “social progress,” truth has been under attack. Many are not willing to accept the truth as it is, as they view absolute fact as offensive and emotionally damaging. People are told that truth is relative; they are encouraged to tailor the truth to their opinions, not accept truth as fact. Truth decays from black and white, yes and no, to an infinite spectrum of gray area. In this gray area, as nothing is absolute, nothing truly exists, as everything becomes personal interpretation. Truth is not merely being in accord with reality, it is reality itself and without truth, tyranny rules over relationships, life, the value of life, the perception of society, and justice.

What does it mean to be morally right or wrong, and how does one tell the difference? Morality is society’s scale for determining good and evil, but over hundreds of years moral and ethical guidelines have changed with a developing society. More and more often, Americans can be found taking shortcuts in jobs, sneaking to get that extra cash, and allowing themselves the moral right to be immoral to others. While this might seem like society taking a downward turn, however, it is usually the environment that encourages them to step out ethical lines. The problem is created by the environment generated by the American desire for success that allows and encourages the increasing moral licensing.

Last semester, we talked in great detail about how the human brain has a lens on reality, so as to function to the highest degree. I believe this is sort of how morality works. Morality also has a lens based on an individual human's beliefs, maybe not always allowing people to flourish. The culture or religion has a great deal of impact on a person's beliefs, which leads to differences in morality. Several articles mentioned different actions based on beliefs from various faiths like Islam and what not, and how the people who believe in these faiths commit actions that in different societies are seen as immoral. So, while a universal moral code may allow the human race to flourish to the best of its ability, how do we go about deciding who

I agree with you, Bianca, working in the medical requires one to have tolerance towards other cultures’ morals and practices. It is very difficult to respect practices in other cultures when they are viewed as moral wrong in another. In the book, they discussed the of practice female circumcision, which is morally wrong in western nations. These nations will attempt to educate the people, to demonstrate the immoral practice that are currently partaking in. One source from the book, Scheper-Hughes writes, “I don’t like the idea of clitoridectomy better than any other woman I know. But I like even less the western ‘voices of reason’ [imposing their judgment]”. (Pojman 21). This shows that although people in the culture disagree with an issue,

I'm certain you've heard this statement in your life, “ if you choose the right choice it will lead you to a good path.” Overall nobody's perfect,Just because someone does something wrong doesn't make them a bad person.

Trapped in a post-apocalyptic world besieged by nothingness and stripped of morals, a man and his son have hopes of finding a better life. Traveling a treacherous road leading south, they encounter cannibals, burnt bodies, and the ruins of former cities. Society does no longer exist and the majority of the remaining population has succumbed to desperate measures resulting in amoral actions. Morality is the standard of right and wrong which influence a person’s conduct. Morality is usually based on religion, but in some cases is also instinctive (“Morality”). For example, someone without religion could clearly understand that it is not moral to murder someone. Although, if you were living in a world where this action was commonly practiced, it would eventually become normal. This idea is referred to as moral relativism. Moral relativism is the view that ethical standards, morality, and positions of right or wrong are culturally based and therefore subject to a person’s individual choice (“Moral Relativism”). In Cormac McCarthy’s pulitzer prize winning novel, The Road, due to hopeless and despairing measures, common ethics and the practice of western culture cease to exist. As a result, the remaining majority trivializes the use of morals due to desperation and in an attempt to survive. However, the man and his son still choose to hold on tightly to common ideas of morals and goodness and practice these ideas daily. These attributes that

In his commentary, Are Moral Judgments Good or Bad Things? (2017), Robb Willer explains that moral judgements can be beneficial to human beings. He supports his claim first, by explaining the opposing point then refuting it; later, he reports and experiment supporting his claim. His purpose is to show readers that moral judgements are positive and not always negative. Although his viewpoint is very straightforward, he is able to attract a wide rage of readers due to his research.

Though the clips were somewhat interesting, they appeared to follow the dominant discourse poking at areas of moral panic to sell a one sided experience. All of the clips also addressed the topics from an essentialist perspective to draw their audience while selling a false sense of betterment to view the lives of those in the clips. However, the experience would be more valuable if greater focus and a constructionist perspective were used to create a stronger sense of cultural competency to address the realities of those depicted. In turn the clips perpetuated the fears of the unknown and strengthened the moral panics in society. In addition is seems that dominant discourse remained unchallenged in the clips and added to the kyriarchy that

The Authors have debated the (de)criminalization of Section 309 on three grounds, morality constitutionality and rationality. The contention of the Authors is that there is an inherent flaw in the mechanism of criminalizing an attempt to suicide, the reasons for which are dealt with below.

Morality only exists if we believe in God; therefore if God doesn’t exist there is no morality. There have been so many evil acts committed in the name of God that it is difficult to maintain that a belief in God equates to morality. There are situations that happen every day where decisions are made based off of human rights that contradict the word of God. Morality comes from within, it is an understanding of right versus wrong and the ability to choose what is right. Knowing all this a belief in God is not a requirement for a person to be moral. (Mosser, 2011)

Referring to morality from an individual point of view, each person has strong beliefs about what is wrong and what is right. Moreover, morals differ from person to person and may be due to difference in culture. Morality also results from basic human emotions i.e. love, hate, honesty, greed, sins etc (Psychology Today).