Reaction Paper About Morality

For me this have a meaning that if we follow those guidelines we are being morally good, we can live morally by our own choice and if not probably we will have consequences and not just because a divine superior requires us live in morality. Even though I am a strong believer in God not all people is, therefore the social contract will apply for all

One should do something because it is the right

There's certain benefits to thinking this way though. It's very important to keep one's own happiness and well being at the forefront of their mind. People should not be expected to constantly cater to others. Selflessness is completely overrated. Equality is not wrong to want something for himself, especially after servicing others his whole life.

I do agree with Strawson and I think that he is right. I do not believe that someone can be truly morally responsible for anything that they do; however, it would be appropriate and well deserving is moral responsibility held a standard. If someone does something that creates a great change in the world, they should definitely have true moral responsibility for it. Ultimately, I know that that is also impossible because making a great change in the world come from the way we are, and we are not truly morally responsible for

This seems to make sense, as if one is a moral person, there must be some aim of the morality. She continues this by saying “For surely he must want others to be happy. To deny this would be to deny that benevolence is a virtue-and who wants to deny that?” (47) By saying this, she says that benevolence, or caring about others’ welfare or happiness, is definitely a virtue.

Although Ayn Rand constructs persuasive points for the ethics of emergencies, the central principle of morality that states to follow one’s own ranking of values is flawed and therefore his argument for emergencies must be rejected. Rand considers objectivism to be the truth because even though it can be hard to justify that selfishness could be morally right, she supports her stance by stating it is every person’s responsibility to care for their own life. If people do not care for their own life, and lets their lives fall into chaos, then it is nobody’s fault but their own, and no one is morally obligated to feel bad for them. Rand then attempts to explain the main issue of explaining how to deal with circumstances where certainly any

This sets Fischer aside from most philosophers of his time because they were all very interested in how free will and determinism are related (compatible) while Fischer glosses over the aspect of free will and states that moral responsibility and determinism are compatible regardless. Guidance control is comprised of two elements, the first being that one has to be a morally responsible agent whose actions must be the agents own, and secondly the crucial capacities used by a morally responsible agent are capacities for recognizing and responding to reasons for

Montag did was he thought was right according to him because Montag thought that he was protecting himself and Faber, killing him to give society a chance to change, and because Beatty did not want to live anymore. This could relate to our society now days with what our thoughts are with situations and decisions being morally right or wrong. People have different a different view and perspective on certain things but Montag’s view on this situation was that he needed to kill Beatty for many different

In order the subscribe to Augustine’s argument, one needs to believe that envy, jealousy, malice, and hatred are emotions related to the absence of goodness as opposed to weaknesses that result as a consequence of the presence of a corollary to God’s goodness. These desires are a part of us as human beings, and humans are creations of God. While it is true that our free leads us to commit these acts, God created the desires to do evil that are hidden inside of people. If humans are innately good as a result of having a spiritual connection to God, then people should not have the desire to break the link with God. The source of evil, according to Saint Augustine, is our following corrupted desires and turning our backs on the love and goodness that God extends to us.

Recognizing “that it is only when people feel free to think for themselves, using reason as their guide”, humanists believe humanity is “best capable of developing values that succeed in satisfying human needs and serving human interests” (Asimov). Humans believing God chose a path for them before they even graced the Earth never fully gain a sense of understanding of a person’s capability to satisfy personal as well as charitable interests. Free thinking is the opportunity to study how humans naturally act toward each other without religion looming threateningly over their heads. Overall, humans must “make no expense but to do good to others or yourself” (Franklin 70) to fully understand free will. Unlike Puritans, who only helped others to ensure God’s salvation, humanists relied on people’s willingness to live a simplistic lifestyle while also focusing on devoting time and money to any in dire need.

58). Aurelius used this in order to show how we can make our own decisions. In this case, he talks about how neither God nor our spirit will overpower any decision that we make because no one can force us to do something but ourselves. Although we have the power to have free will, we also have to see the effects and consequences that our actions cause. For example, the author uses, “Everything derives from it-that universal mind-either as effect or consequence.”

He feels that it is important to motivate people to do better, but that it isn’t always necessary to talk about this topics. There are ways to communicate appropriate actions and beliefs without insisting on such issues. Pope John Paul II felt that it was crucial to explain every topic in explicit detail with a justification on why a certain action should be taken. While Pope Francis agreed with some of John Paul’s opinions and teachings, he felt that it was way more important to evaluate everything on a case by case basis and to exercise mercy. He wanted people to feel close to God and to have another chance to make the right decision; he didn’t want them to feel tortured for making the wrong

Most people will choose to be good over evil, and will help each other without asking what they are to get from their actions. While there is evil in the world, it is the exception to the norm. I agree, that man is inherently

From the “Night” by Elie Wiesel, his Jew character turns to God and asks: “What are You, my God? I thought angrily. How do You compare to this stricken mass gathered to affirm to You their faith, their anger, their defiance? What does Your grandeur mean, Master of the Universe, in the face of all this cowardice, this decay, and this misery?

“Rafar stepped up behind Langstrat and sank his talons deep into her skull. She twitched and gagged for a moment and then slowly, hideously, her countenance took on the unmistakable expressions of the Prince of Babylon himself” (“Read” Ch.19). This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti is a Christian novel that deals with how demons and angels interact in our daily lives. Set in a small town named Ashton, demons plan to take over the town for their personal use. They do this by controlling the minds of several different people, and then making them do what they say.