THE MORAL ARGUMENT How do we explain the fact that people often refrain from immoral acts even when there is no risk of their being caught? There are many formulations of the moral argument but they all have as their starting point the phenomenon (fact) of moral conscience. In essence the moral argument poses the question: where does our conscience‚ our sense of morality come from if not from God? It also asserts that if we accept the existence of objective moral laws we must accept the existence
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Constructing Moral Arguments Five Steps for Constructing Moral Arguments People need to pass a driving test to get a license to drive a car. People should also have to take a test and get a license before they can become a parent by having children. After all‚ parenting is a greater responsibility and requires more skill than driving. Develop a list of premises: Driving is important because as parents we need to be able to transport our children to school. Since we are responsible for our children’s
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suicide) raises a number of arguments‚ for and against‚ the dilemma faced by doctors‚ parents‚ the individuals themselves and lawmakers is‚ should active euthanasia be allowed or ever justified? To answer this‚ justification of good cause requires analysis in terms of the pro’s and con’s as well as the role that moral consideration plays in terms of how we value life‚ and to what extent we place emphasis on that value and at what point do we say that suffering is good for life. The notion that prolonged
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the destruction that follows when ambition goes beyond moral constraints. To fully understand the extent to which Macbeth is a morality play‚ it is essential to give consideration to the context of the time during which the playwright penned the drama. Theatre was a major social event that not only brought society together but also taught the audience‚ regardless of their social class‚ how to behave in order for society to maintain its moral order. Shakespeare used the beliefs and current events
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careful what we worship‚ for what we are worshipping we are becoming. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson Any fool can criticize‚ condemn‚ and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. -- Dale Carnegie Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened‚ vision cleared‚ ambition
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devastating effects ever truly be justified? War is the aggressive conflict between societies‚ and should only be fought using military forces against other military forces. In the event of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ “Never before had civilian populations been so ruthlessly targeted.” (Foner‚ 888). While the bombing of Hiroshima may hold very little justification‚ the brutal attack on Nagasaki‚ just 3 days later‚ lacks any moral substance and cannot be defensible. On December 7‚ 1941
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Moral Judgements Jakob Bronowski’s book‚ "Science and Human Values" argues that the scientific method of inquiry into reality provides a generally applicable foundation for moral judgement. Bronowski says‚ "in order to keep the study in a manageable field. I will continue to choose a society in which the principle of truth rules. Therefore the society which I will examine is that formed by scientists themselves: it is the body of scientists" (Bronowski 58). Bronowski makes it clear in his book
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The seventeenth century saw the evolution of two new types of government mainly because of the instability that was caused by religious wars. One type of government was a constitutional monarchy in which rulers were confined to the laws of the state‚ giving the people some liberties‚ best exemplified by William and Mary during the Stuart monarchial rule. Constitutional monarchy was successful in mainly in England because of the Magna Carta‚ which kept the king’s power in check. The other type
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During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries‚ England had many rulers who held varying religious beliefs. These competing religious ideologies tore England apart. Issues such as the divine right of kings‚ the conflict between the English Monarchy‚ and the Protestant Reformation would all lead England to rule with a parliamentary monarchy. The Protestant Reformation (1517-1618) was a great religious movement that began in Germany and spread through Northern Europe. At this time‚ the medieval Roman
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of a sudden you hit a homerun and break a window. What would you do would you say the truth or just say a lie. In this case‚ I firmly believe that lying is okay when you are trying to save someone’s life or get someone out of trouble. Lying is justified when it it can be used to protect and care for others. According to the Associated Press Ipsos poll‚ they say that “two-thirds said it was okay to lie especially when you are trying to protect others (2).” Therefore‚ when someone tells you not to
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