Why Be Moral : A Short Discussion Of Ethical Motivation

People find it hard to figure out what they want. They also have the tendency to want what they know and also find it difficult to know what they want. This is the reason to why people struggle to figure out why it is ethically important. In “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen, Ariel dreams of nothing more than to walk on the land above her undersea home. Andersen says, “But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more” (Andersen 10). In today society the world is so corrupted that people tend to want what they know instead of knowing what they want. This is because the media has come up with many different ways and aspects on how individuals should act in the eye of the world. Many people have created

Someone who would believe a statement such as this one would most likely be in agreement with the Divine Command Theory---the reason being that the main claim in this theory is, all that is morally right, is right because God commands it so. Therefore in order to believe in the Divine Command Theory, one would need to be a strong believer in God---and would truly believe that if there were no God, morality would be absent. With this in mind, if God is the creator of all that is morally right, and there turns out to be no god at all, then nothing is morally wrong or can be capable of being morally wrong---would be a statement that non-believers of the Divine Command Theory would believe, and believe that morality can exist on its own, with or without a God. In this paper I will focus on the Divine Command Theory in relation to the statement above, and those who would oppose this statement. In doing so, I will attempt to show why I believe that those opposing this statement have a more plausible view.

There are also those who would believe in the divine command theory, otherwise known as voluntarism. One philosopher named Duns Scotus held the opinion that the ten commandments do not all follow the natural law. In other words not everything God commands the world to obey is inherently morale to the world. Scotus believed that while

People put personal, organizational, and cultural values into consideration when making decisions and use these values to gauge how ethical these decisions are. People tend to neglect options that do not match with what they believe to be appropriate. A huge challenge comes when values conflict which results into an

The divine command theory is put forth for people who believe in God. The theory implies that good actions are morally worthy as a result of their being commanded by God. God, for these individuals, include people from the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faith. Individuals, because of these propositions, believe that it is their moral obligation to abide to God 's commands; which is, what is morally right is what God desires. This theory states the idea of objectivity between what’s right and wrong. If God makes

When discussing faith is it important to look at the word closely and understand its meaning. The basic definition of faith is “confidence or trust in a person; and belief that is not based on proof” (Random House… 693). Whether someone puts their faith in a person or a religious being, faith can be simplified as having

To apply utilitarianism to this ethical controversy one has to evaluate which option would benefit society

The strength behind this ethical position is that it will help to bring about a well-being to the United States. If it helps most of the

This selection of ways of expressing ethical commitments does not seek to invalidate other approaches. The presentation of different ways of conceiving ethics alongside each other in this statement is intended to draw attention to the limitations of relying too heavily on any single ethical approach. Ethical principles are well suited to examining the justification for particular decisions and actions. However, reliance on principles alone may detract from the

In the end, and in every sense, this is a slippery slope, and depending on one’s perspective of what his or her ethical values are, no one truly knows what is going on in someone else’s head, and there is no absolute way to know what is best for the many, so we need to evaluate our own values and do the best we

due to us as humans doing what we feel like provides us with a better outcome in the end.

Unethical behavior is subconscious more often than not. People would like to believe that they have a set of morals and ethics that are ingrained in them and they will follow those. A few factors that lead people away from the path of their ethics are implicit favoritism, egocentric behavior, and instant gratification.

For example in the modern day society if someone dropped $100 and someone else picks it up they are most probably going to keep it for themselves not because they know it’s wrong but because of their personal ignorance and selfishness.

Christian faith has an implication of love. It is strictly a personal act. The "agape" that exists between the lord and all of his creations is manifested into each religion's faith. This agape is the respect, connection, and intellectual virtue that exist between men and women and their belief in God. Faith can also be thought of as a perception. It is not a conclusion or a proof; "it is not an explanation of the world, an argument from causality, an apologetic of creation," (Chenu 2). Faith is neither black or

This is to ensure that people would not follow your own ethics and to some, it could