Hypothetical imperative

Making the right choice in life is a constant struggle that everyone faces daily. Moral issues arise for everyone in different situations. They may not have big impact on the world, but these ethical problems happen every person no matter if the individual is an actor, actress, CEO, athlete, pharmacist, doctor, etc. A moral problem that has big effect on other people takes place in the sphere of sports. Drug use to enhance performance has been a big moral issue because some people claim it to

Just Do You!! In 1959 Dr. Seuss states “Today you are you, that is truer than true.There is no one alive whos youer than you” in Happy Birthday to You!(Happy Birthday to You!"). This implies that you should be you should. Inferring from Dr. Seuss stating “You are you, thats is truer than true”. With you meaning myself and true meaning accurate further supporting the claim that I am who I say I am. Furthermore it is implied that you should own who you are and no one can take it from you. This

In “A Treatise of Human Nature,” Hume argues whether or not passions can unreasonable. To preface his argument, Hume said: “The greatest part of moral philosophy, ancient and modern, is preeminence of reason above passion” (pg.1) Following this view that reason trumps passion, Hume says that all rational creatures must manage their actions by using reason. Hume says these actions can never oppose any of the passions in the direction of the will of a person. Thus, it is impossible for passions to

Write an essay in which you explore Lurie’s view of morality. Use examples from the text to support your observations: Morality according to Wikipedia: “Derived from the Latin word Moralitas which means manner, character, and proper behavior. Moral code is a system of morality and a moral is any one practice or teaching within a moral code. Morality can be synonymous with “goodness” or “rightness”.” David Lurie has a mixed sense of morality. On one hand, he sleeps with prostitutes in order

Kohlberg's theory of moral development proposes a series of three levels, divided into two stages each, that characterize the moral reasoning of human beings. Kohlberg's theory represented an important contribution to the psychological study of moral reasoning and its effect on behavior, but it contains a number of flaws and problematic assumptions. In particular, Carol Gilligan argues that Kohlberg's theory contains an inherently masculine bias, and that its view of justice as a universal ethical

Midterm Long Essay (Question 1) I disagree with Socrate’s opinion that nobody desires what is bad because people don’t tend to always want to do the morally right thing. There are two types of good, the first one is the morally good things just like Socrates means, and the second one is the thing that benefit people’s personal interest regardless if it is morally good. I believe nowadays people sometimes tend to choose the second type rather than the first one which means there will be a chance

other readings, which makes the information provided valid. Kant explains the relationship between the imperative principle and human will, which explains various human actions. He uses practical examples to clarify and elaborate the situation, which is efficient. Gaining insight into the author’s logic reveals how a person’s objective choice relies on that person’s will. According to the imperative principle, the justified end to people’s decision relies on their current state. For this reason, the

Renowned philosopher Immanuel Kant once said, “Act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in that of another, always as an end and never as a means only” (Rachels & Stuart Rachels, 2015, p. 139). This quote strikes a chord with my own moral principles, and how as an aspiring lawyer, regarding people “as an end” – to treat every individual well and with respect, is the cornerstone to my ethical beliefs. Part of my ethical beliefs center around Kantian theory and principle ethics

Referring back to the area of consequentialist, a non-consequentialist believes that the rightness or the wrongness of an act is based on properties that are intrinsic to the action, and not on the actions consequence. For example, Libertarianism proposes that people should be able to do as they please, as long as it allows others to do the equivalent. As stated earlier, many philosophers have their definition of ethics, however a Roman philosopher named Cicero, focused on the question of “what we

what feels right for this circumstance. When making decisions in life or at work, this theory can sometimes be the end all to decision making, but not always. For this reason, the next step up my decision making ladder looks at Kant's Categorical Imperative (Kantian Theory). As presented in week two, Kantian Theory stated than an action is moral if it could become universal law, accepted as an action done back to the actor, and demonstrated principled reasoning, or the right thing to do based on respect