Essays on Justness

Morality is a personal distinction of the right and wrong. What is moral to you might not be moral to a friend, neighbour or even to a family member. Morality is not however equated to ethics. In our readings, we have differentiated the two concepts. While morality is an individual distinction of just and unjust, ethics is a societal standard of right and wrong. For example, bowing to elderly is an ethical standard to most Asian communities but it isn’t in the western communities. An anti-feudal Korean may however find no moral ground for the idea of respect when bowing. Thus, what ...

Stigma can be described as a set of negative placed against people who suffer from certain ailments, or go through certain things that make them less fortunate in the society. When you have empathy towards a person, you actually imagine what the situation would be like if you were to be in it yourself. People who have empathy normally feel sympathy toward those suffering in the society. A study was carried out in Toronto Canada to find out empathy levels and social attitudes towards certain things in the society. The questions are based on the justness of the world and ...

Morality vs. Strategy in War

Introduction War, just like poverty, is an ever-present element of life. Reflection on warfare is one of the main things that occupy the public life of the members of society. Throughout history, warriors have faced ethical and moral challenges. Modern, highly technological, biological, chemical and unconventional guerilla wars magnify these challenges. Amid all the terror and “hell” of war, people are faced with moral responsibilities that they must achieve. Before determining the prevalent conditions at war, there are five laws which must be followed: The moral law; Heaven; Earth; The commander and the method or discipline. The strategy ...

Introduction

Justice is essentially a concept of moral aptness based on rationality, ethics, religion, natural law, fairness and equity, as well as administration of law, taking into consideration the inborn and inalienable rights of all the citizens and human beings. Justice as a virtue refers to a trait of a person. The understandings of the concept of justice differ in each culture, since cultures are normally dependent upon a certain shared history, religion, or mythology. The ethics of each culture create values that influence notion of justice. On the other hand, civil disobedience is actually the active, declared refusal to obey certain demands, laws, ...