Why Should We Consider Morally Right Or Wrong?

People from all walks of life face many ethical dilemmas. These dilemmas have consequences. Our worldview determines how we deal with these dilemmas, and guides us to the right decisions. In this essay, I will examine an ethical issues through my Christian worldview. I will also present other viewpoints, and compare them to mine.

The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions (Locke, Ch. 2, Section 6).

Natural law is a concept with a long history dating back to the Greco-Roman philosophers. Despite some variations among philosophers one point of agreement was understood as “that process in nature by which human beings, through the use of sound reason, were able to perceive what was morally right

* Issue: Is something right because because the Gods say so, or do the gods say something is right because it is

Natural law- the idea that principles of morals and rights are inherent in nature and not human made; such laws are discovered by reason but exist apart from humankind. Positive law-human made law.

12. Natural law is the set of principles that some believe can be reach by pure reason. They are laws that can be assumed simply from examining how our world is. Natural law gives Christians a set of believes and ideas to compare and contrast their own set of laws and values against. It also provides them with a perspective with which they can shape their morality beliefs

When thinking about morality, it is necessary to consider how aspects from both nature and nurture, along with free will, may form ones moral beliefs and dictate ones moral actions. To understand how moral beliefs as well as actions formulate and operate within individuals and societies, it is imperative that a general definition of morality is laid out. Morality, then, can be defined as ones principles regarding what is right and wrong, good or bad. Although an individual may hold moral beliefs, it is not always the case that moral actions follow. Therefore, in this essay I aim to provide an explanation that clarifies the two and in doing so I also hope to further the notion that one’s moral framework is a product of all three factors; nature, nurture, and free will. The first part of this essay will flush out what exactly morality it and how it manifests similarly across individuals and differently across individuals. Contrariwise, I will then explain how morality manifests similarly across societies and differently across societies. Alongside presenting the information in this order, I will trace morality back to primordial times to showcase how morality has evolved and developed since then, not only from a nature-based standpoint, but also from a

Truthfully there are many reasons that we do the things we do, and why we sometimes act immorally.   The right thing to do is not always obvious and it may require acknowledging one's own faults and mistakes. Likewise, standing up for the right thing may have negative consequences.. However the “right thing” is generally a subjective concept and fluid in its interpretation.

A law is said to be just when it is ordained for the common good, does not exceed the power of the lawgiver and any burdens put on the subjects are done proportionally and equally and aim for the common good (Aquinas in Dimock, ed., 2002, p.20). In comparison an unjust law can be contrary to the human good and additionally opposing to the divine good. A law can conflict with the human good in one of three ways; either through its end, author or its form. A lawmaker issues an unjust law according to its end when he “imposes on his subjects burdensome laws, conducive not to the common good, but rather to his own cupidity or vainglory” (Aquinas in Dimock, ed., 2002, p.20). If a lawmaker imposes a law that favors the leader but at the same time imposes unfair burdens on the whole of society, it can be assumed that he is working for his glory and selfish desires.

suggestion that what makes right actions right is that the gods love, or approve of them. First, there is the problem that since questions of right

right and wrong share a very thin line. The right decision for some might be wrong for others and vice

In this essay, I will refute the claim that there is a natural duty to obey the law, even in reasonably decent democratic society in order to rescue others from the dangerous conditions of the state of nature.  To do this, I will explore the consequence of using the natural theory to explain a duty to obey the law as the best way to rescue others from the dangerous conditions in the state of nature. Next, I will explore the ambiguity in the natural theory to sufficiently justify a duty to obey the law simply because it is a law.  Through these analyses, I will address the more general question: under a recent decent democratic society, what kind of duty do we have to obey the law?

Throughout history morality has been a topic of intense debate. Innumerable thinkers have devoted immense amounts of time and energy to the formulation of various ethical theories intended to assist humans in their daily lives. These theories set out guidelines which help to determine the rightness or wrongness of any given action and can therefore illuminate which choice would be morally beneficial. And while many of these theories differ substantially, most have at least one common underlying principle, namely that humans deserve to be treated with a certain level of respect. This idea comes from the belief that all humans have interests which are significant enough to be considered, hence no one should impede another

Jesus is the supreme image of what is right. The book of Proverbs is full of morals, ethical principals, to show us how to live and know what’s right or wrong. However, a young child at the age of two when they are doing something wrong, they will look at you first to see if you know if it’s right or wrong. They are waiting to hear don’t do that, or it ok. Please tell me if am right or wrong for there something on the inside tugging at me. Therefore we must remember. Jesus is the supreme image of what’s right and wrong. The book of Proverbs is full of morals, and principles teaching us the way of

Natural law theorists believe that all law must be morally justified if it can be legitimised as law at all. Legal positivism means the simple contention that it is in no sense a necessary truth that laws reproduce or satisfy certain demands of morality, though in fact they have otherwise done so. (Hart, DATE)