Journal entry#1
Taking a first dive into the Introduction to Environmental Ethics, ethics is the study of morality which deals with what is right and wrong with human behavior. This is what establishes what is right, wrong, good or bad in the making of moral decisions. In this first lesson we’ve also discussed components of morality. This book seems to allow the readers to question their foundation to their actions and question the foundations of ethical systems. Two ethical systems I’d like to address are Law and religion and how they distinguish from morality.
The law is seen as a guide book of what one should and shouldn't so, and if violated there are legal consequences. Law has shown to enforce some foundations of morality. Majority of
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However, there are also some laws that can be considered immoral but allowed by the states for example gambling or drugs. Law is not a part of morality in fact it can enforce some aspects of morality by incorporating some societal codes to not inflict harm on others; however, there are also some unjust laws as well as law enforcers. Lawyers and cops like any other person have the ability to act morally unjust. Laws however cannot prevent someone from coveting, adultery, stealing and killing if that is what they desire to do. Law is not a necessary attribute of morality, morality comes before law and law is a threatening penalty of not following morality to a certain degree. In an environment without laws would every person still proceed to act morally right? Without laws people’s moralities …show more content…
In example in an environment where there is no law, would every human being have the same morality to not do anything bad? or would their morality change when there are no punishments of the law? I believe these concepts help understand human society because it touches base on how individuals can do something beneficial or harmful to society without rewards and punishments, compared to having actions influenced by the law that force humans to act morally right. Distinguishing between morality and religion is important because for morality you need to think for yourself not just blindly accept a religion that imposes certain beliefs and ethical ways of living. People must be able to distinguish for themselves instead of following religious guidelines without further investigation because individuals must be able to think for themselves so that we have diversity. I believe that this way of thinking will help improve the environment and society we live in, because through diversity we can have multiple points of view and bounce ideas off each other in order to make further breakthroughs in our communication and understanding towards each other as human beings. Morality and religion go hand in hand, because it is important to question it as well as accept it at the
Our morals and ethical beliefs are something that to most people are taken very seriously and in a lot of individual 's lives they are seen as guidelines to live by. Ask yourself what the world would potentially be like without our morals and ethical values. From a personal understanding of morals and ethics, I believe that the world would soon become a disastrous place. There would be nothing to live by and no right or wrong decisions; also the world would see much more crime and dangerous activity. Think about medicine, and how patients would be treated and the procedures that could be created without ethical and moral background.
People follow the law because a judge enacts a sanction if the person does not follow the law. Sanctions lead people to follow laws if they are moral or not. Today, we can discern that the Fugitive Slave Law was clearly immoral. Beside it not being moral, jurors in Boston were refusing to find people guilty of acting against the Fugitive Slave Law. To decide if the Fugitive Slave Law was, in fact, a law a positivist would first consider if political superiors have enforced the law.
If one breaks the laws, there are consequences that they face. If there were no laws, then freedom would exist. The general public does not have the right to define freedom because the ruling class owns and defines what freedom is. Freedom is neither tangible nor obtainable because according to B. F. Skinner he stated that “People identify the state of absolute freedom as one in which aversive control is absent: that is, if there is no apparent oppression, then people imagine themselves free”. I agree with Skinner because the general public is nothing more than “Happy Slaves”, we are molded by hidden controls (laws) and don’t even realize it.
INTRODUCTION: Open your argument to the audience and give them reason to listen on. I. Hook (Opening Statement): Get your audience’s attention! Consider a quote from the story. Are there any circumstances in which the law should be ignored?
The Torah’s moral responsibility is reflected in today’s world. In our modern American society, the same inferences that historians deduced can be determined with documents such as the U.S Constitution. For example the Bill of Rights, displays a drastically improved tolerance for people of diverse ethnicities, genders, religions, etc. This assists in explaining how our community is much more in accordance to morals as well as considering of the well-being of every citizen. In closing, laws are an important key to recognizing a society’s ways as displayed with Hammurabi’s code and the Hebrew
Throughout the history of mankind, society has defined itself by law and the order that law creates. “Laws are the binding rules of conduct or action which the vast majority of the society has to abide”. Justice on the other hand is rather an abstract concept. There is no right or wrong definition of justice, but is rather agreed upon the concept of being fair and equal. Many would assume that the sole purpose of law is to establish justice, which seems like a wonderful philosophical theory but is slightly difficult to follow.
The relationship between the law and society affects everyone and everything. How the law is written and how it is acted upon in society are two different things. It is imperative, therefore, that we as citizens pay attention to and understand the importance of the relationship between the law and society as it affects both our own lives and the lives of those around us. We engage in and witness the power of the law and society everyday. The law is personal, however, the law is also discretionary depending on where you look.
Humans are not born with the idea of looking out for the welfare of others, we naturally want to satisfy ourselves. Respect and rules are important, in running an orderly society. Many leaders will demand respect, earning respect far succeeds that of demanding, in ruling a society. Morals give us a sense of right and wrong. This is taught to us as children, and repeated until we understand right from wrong.
The laws stand as a basic understanding of right from wrong and allowed civilizations to keep the most peace among their people as they
Discuss Dr. King’s use of restraint in the “Letter”. What does it reveal about his purpose, and what is its effect? - Throughout his career, many critics have argued that Dr. King has been too deferential to the white authorities that have made segregation and other racial policies. The tone reveals his purpose of justifying his cause as being in the name of justice. The restraint also lets him reinforce the connection of men and that all men are responsible for others.
In a world without law peace and justice would be hard to maintain. The law is created to help protect the people’s rights and keep them safe. Throughout time laws have been changed either creating new laws or restructuring old laws or just removing old laws. There is a thin line between right and wrong and that is why people have been struggling throughout the ages to come up with the perfect set of laws to follow. With this uncertainty set in place the question of whether if it is ever justified to break the law comes up.
Thesis Statement: Origin of Morality Outline A.Universal Ethics 1.Karl Barth, The Command of God 2.Thomas Aquinas, The Natural Law 3.Thomas Hobbes, Natural Law and Natural Right 4.Immanuel Kant, The Categorical Imperative B.Morality and Practical Reason 1.Practical Reason a.Practical Reason and Practical Reasons C.Evolution of Morality 1.What makes Moral Creatures Moral 2.Explaining the Nature of Moral Judgments F. Answering Questions 1. What is the origin of Morality: Religion or Philosophy? 2. What does religion say about morality?
Are we obligated to obey unjust laws? Laws are important because they are guidelines for a state. Without laws citizens would not know how to act and cause harm to others. Laws are aimed at common good and keep a society together and functioning.
Positivist says that there is no obligation to follow a law morally. But in some cases for example (MURDER) it is good to obey law due to its moral content. Another place where it is good to follow law is to solve a coordination problem for example (driving on your right side). In most of the cases our own moral judgements helps us in deciding to obey law or not. The main issue here is how we should view the law morally, whether law in itself is generally a good thing?
Law is present in our daily life and in everything we do. We cannot think a second without law. Whatever we can see around us everything is connected with the law. Sometimes we can see it and sometimes we cannot see but feel it. Law is not just a thing to obey for yourself but making a peaceful society.