Moral Obligations In Mckay's Bees

It is truly fascinating that most humans are born in to this word with an intangible moral compass within them guiding them right from wrong. As humans mature so do their compasses through certain influences for instance culturally and emotionally. This idea of a moral compass correlates with the characters in Thomas McMahon’s novel McKay’s Bees. In chapter seven of the novel, Bruce Anders has a point of view that I do not agree with. With the aid of my textual evidence, I will prove why our opinions differ. In conjunction, I have researched several sources as well as tested their credibility to further my understanding of this chapter. Anders presents his points of view about McMahon’s seventh chapter. Ander first quotes, “[B]ecause he

The first source being Patrick Barkham’s article, “A Life Long Buddy in Your Own Image.” In this article Barkham interviews opposite-sex-twins Kath and Chris Dent. Barkham expresses, “Being in their company is rather like spending time with a married couple who have been together for years” (“A Life Long Buddy in Your Own Image”). In addition to this Barkham says that “they do not seem so close that it is weird” (“A Life Long Buddy in Your Own Image”). Kath and Chris Dent being twins have a close relationship that “is not sexual but pre-sexual” (“A Life Long Buddy in Your Own Image). The second source is an article on philosopher Immanuel Kant’s “Categorical Imperative” by the Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. They state, For Kant there [is] only one such categorical imperative… ‘Act only according to that maximum by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law’” (“Categorical Imperative”). Moving forward, the third source is an article, “Natural Rights.” This article proclaims natural rights have, “[A] special status and inalienability over other rights that are culturally specific” (“Natural Rights”). In conjunction the article further states that “natural” come in various contexts such as “theological,” “anthropological,” and “psychological” (“Natural Rights”). Next is the fourth source about Peter Singer’s article, “Should adult Sibling Incest Be A Crime?” Interestingly Singer states, “Incest between adults is not a crime in all jurisdictions” (“Should adult Sibling Incest Be A Crime?”). He goes on to announce that “Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Russia, China, [and] Japan” are a few of several countries that allow consensual adult incest. The final source is Dwight W. Read’s article, “Incest Taboos and Kinship: A Biological or a Cultural Story?” In this article Read states incest taboos,