Essays on Moral Theories

Abortion is a consensual practice that is subject to moral conducts, which usually define human beings in the society. Moral theories are presumed practices that regulate the process of abortion. Therefore, a consensus on the use of moral theories helps in avoiding adversities that may result from abortion. For instance, a scenario in which a mother decides to abort, in the emphasis on the lack of resources. Abortion is mostly used during family planning, and thus the cases of abortion are vast (Butler, and David110). However, the vast cases can be related to the use of moral theories. Abortion, ...

Child Labor

The child labor issue exists in the whole world, both in industrialized and in developing countries. Experience has shown that child labor causes serious and sometimes irreversible damage to the physical and psycho-social development of children. Consequently, their primary socialization can be considered as complete one. Mostly children, who are getting involved into gob routine, are the representatives of vulnerable social groups, low-income families or single-parent families, both in the countryside and in the city. In order to discuss this topic broadly, it is essential to focus on particular subfields as: culture of poverty, moral theories and sociology of ...

The case regarding making a choice between accepting expensive gifts and allowing for the gift money to be donated to feed starving children is a practical example of moral conundrums solved through the application of moral theories. The utilitarian moral theory, just like other moral theories has the potential of helping to decide on which route of action to take (Vaughn 68). The utilitarian point of view notes that what defines a moral act is the level of happiness it brings. In making this choice, therefore, it will be essential to weigh the happiness the chosen action brings. Ideally, ...

Q.1 Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), a German philosopher, is known for his moral philosophical theories that define human behavior, moral standards or requirements and consequences of such behavior. Central to his deontological moral theories is the aspect of human reason which he argues is the source of morality and which should guide human conduct and experience. Referred as the Kantian ethics, these theories may be relevant in modern policing practices.

Kant’s Moral and Ethical Theories

Immanuel Kant developed the deontological moral theory through which he argued that the decision as to what is right or wrong, that is ethical, with reference to human actions, ...

This paper is on the issue of feminist morality. The paper provides arguments on the feminist critique of rights and the ethics of care. There is a detailed account of the tensions, differences that exists between ethics of care and rights ethics. Held makes significant contributions to the field of ethics of care. Held provides an account that is strategic and offers a framework that is consistent with the ethics of care. Likewise Samantha Brennan tries to champion the rights of women through feminist issues in the use of feminist ethics and feminist politics. Moral values that characterize care ...

According to the utilitarianism ethical theory, all actions are right if the can promote the greatest happiness or greatest good to the greatest number of individuals. Therefore, the utilitarian urges people to make all decisions that are based on the greatest happiness of the greater population in their minds, regardless who may be worse off in the course of utilizing this approach. According to Pojman, the theory of utilitarianism has two main strengths. The first strength is that it promotes the action-guiding principle that can be applied on every occasion as long as the person's actions enhance the most ...

Chick-Fil-A Event Analysis: Against Same Gender Union

Chick-Fil-A was founded by Truett Cathy in the year 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the second biggest chicken seller in the U.S, currently serving in thirty-nine states. Chick-Fil-A makes efforts to be a family eating-place and has well-known religious principles in its operations. The restaurant business was running well until in recent times when the restaurant’s president made some controversial remarks on Gay Marriages. A gay Marriage is a marriage between individuals who are of the same-sex; the marriage is commemorated either in a religious setting or in a secular, civil ceremony. In the late twentieth century, ...

Business goals are primarily geared towards attaining financial gains. Other factors weigh heavily in ensuring the success of a business undertaking such as the organizational capability, management competency and market improvement strategies. Beyond these success factors, however, one aspect of running a business that is crucial in determining the performance of the business in the long term is business ethics or the application of moral theories in making business decisions. Business ethics refer to the adoption of proper business policies and practices concerning potentially controversial issues, such as corporate governance, insider trading, bribery, discrimination, corporate social responsibility and fiduciary ...

Ashford University

In the analysis of personal organizational ethics, it is important to consider the identification of the key problems that relates to the business ethics of the organization. With these two organizations, the Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc and Jollibee Foods Corporation, both have its key problems. The key problems are the core targets to evaluate the stands of the organizations, how they responded to the problems legally, socially, and politically. Consequently, from the individual responses of the organizations on legal, social, and political perspectives, ethnographic researchers can provide reflections and criticisms of their actions based on the ...

Abstract and Introduction

Ethics is one of the oldest fields of studies. Its roots can be traced back to as early as the time of the ancient western civilizations. In this study, we try to answer several questions about the correlation and importance of the genesis of knowledge (about ethical theories and thoughts, in the western civilization) and of history, in the present day study of ethical thoughts and theories. The author of this paper has developed the notion that ethics (and morality for that matter) is a continuously evolving field of study, and is therefore a product of evolution; and this is what ...

How Engineers may use Moral Theories to better Navigate Ethical Dilemmas that Arise in their Careers

Engineering is one of the disciplines that depend heavily on certain ethical guidelines ensuring that services provided by engineers do not harm the natural environment and human beings. A significant number of ethical guideline within engineering are basically established following three major moral theories; deontology, utilitarian and virtue ethics. The concept of utilitarian theory is based on the essence of determining whether an action is right or wrong through evaluation of how it benefits the highest number of stakeholders i.e. actions are considered right in case they cause a greater good to individuals (Houser et al, 262). On the other ...

Introduction

Morality deals with distinguishing the difference between right and wrong. It dictates the actions and behavior of people; what they should do, and what they should not do. However, because of the diversity of the human conditions and cultures all over the world, there are many ways to perceive morality. These various ways are manifested in different moral theories. One of them is utilitarianism. This is the moral theory that we will be focusing on. The questions that this paper will now try to answer are: what is utilitarianism and is it a valid moral theory? In order to ...

Section I: Matching (Maximum 20 points)

This section consists of ten (10) matching questions worth two (2) points each. Match the moral theories in the shaded box below with the ten numbered descriptions set forth below the shaded box. Choose the moral theory that corresponds best to each numbered question and write the letter that corresponds to the appropriate moral theory in the space provided below. [Hint: Some questions may have more than one moral theory that is applicable to it. In such a case, simply choose one applicable theory and write its corresponding letter on the space provided. Only one correct response is required ...

Theories are a collection of statements that establish a set of concepts (Timmons, 2012). Moral theories are a collection of mannerisms in which one need to behave or act to be regarded as either having acted in good or bad conduct. Moral theories are classified according to the set of principles applied. Hinman (2012) states that there are principles aligned to the good of a given set of principles, and others that are concerned with the good of the outcome of a given situation. The central concepts of moral theories, therefore, only meet where they all seek to ensure the wellbeing of a given situation. ...

Ethics and virtue have long been an area where philosophy and religion often coincide. Often, philosophers live an academic life which in which their ideas are developed through abstract through and not practical application. It can be helpful to compare ethical theories to compose a paper, which clarifies ethical theories and puts different moral theories in the context of each other by applying them all to an identical character or moral situation. The 1966 film “A Man for All Seasons” is the story of Thomas More, a Roman Catholic bishop who lost his life for standing up to King Henry VIII ...

Introduction

Emmanuel Levinas was a French philosopher who heavily relied on the bible for the justifications of his moral philosophy. He was born in the 12th January, 1906 and died in December 25th, 1995. Among his works that he is best remembered for is the contribution that he made to the social responsibility theory. He is particularly credited for the role he played in developing the philosophical idea that ‘I’ (referring to anyone by then) takes the whole responsibility to the ‘other’ (another human being). Levinas was a French philosopher and he was a student of both Husserl and Heiddeger. These two philosophers ...

Utilitarian ethics are associated with John Stuart Mill, and the central premise of utilitarianism is that the rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by the goodness or badness of their consequences. It is regarded to as the Greatest Happiness Principle, and it forms the basis of morals in utilitarianism. Therefore, an action is moral if it brings out the best consequences. This means where there is maximum happiness. On the other hand, deontological ethics are mainly associated with Immanuel Kant and are commonly regarded to as Kantian ethics. Deontological ethics put emphasis on the significance of reason ...