Moral Essays

The moral status of the embryo is a controversial and complex issue. The main viewpoints are outlined below. 1. The embryo has full moral status from fertilization onwards Either the embryo is viewed as a person whilst it is still an embryo, or it is seen as a potential person. The criteria for ‘personhood’ are […]

Throughout the course of her life, Charlotte Bronte’s character Jane in Jane Eyre is forced to confront herself as she struggles to balance her desire for self-sufficiency with her desire for emotional honesty. From her childhood struggles at Gateshead, to her final contentment with Mr. Rochester, Jane undergoes a transformation of moral and emotional development. […]

Explain about the Deontological Theory and state some examples. Deontological moral techniques are recognized by attention to the moral law, the freedom and obligations. To make the right moral choices, we must know that our moral obligations and that the appropriate guidelines exist to control those obligations. When we adhere to our responsibility, we act […]

Charles Dickens’ tenth novel Hard Times (1854) is his only working-class novel. It deals with the “Condition-of-England Question” which was a phrase first used by the Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle, whom the book is inscribed to, in his essay Chartism in the end of 1839. Carlyle described the situation of the English working class during […]

The movie I’ve selected to analyze, which I feel provides a rich moral context, is Shawshank Redemption. The movie focuses on main character, Andy Dufresne, a banker in 1947 who was wrongfully charged with the murder of his wife and her lover. Due to the lacking of his lawyer, Andy was convicted and sentenced to […]

Niccolo Ammaniti demonstrates in his popular novel, ‘I’m Not Scared’, the role fear plays in people’s lives and their respective decisions. He discusses how fear is able to manipulate key character’s moral instincts and distort their interpretations of what is right. Fear is shown to be an extremely powerful underlying contributor to many of the […]

Aristotle was correct when he said that “moral excellence comes about as a result of habit”. Religions and many successful people of the world have made a habit of committing moral acts in order to achieve their moral excellence and sense of virtue. Anyone can achieve moral excellence as long as they develop the habits […]

In human societies there will always be issues or problems that occur which cause some form of reaction from those who feel that their values or societal equilibrium is being threatened. Stanley Cohen and Jock Young led the way in explaining the notion of moral panics and how they are formed and their consequences on […]

Langston Hughes, a significantly influential poet and author in his time, played an essential role in advancing African-American literature. His remarkable journey from modest beginnings to attaining education is deeply inspiring. He authored poems and stories that genuinely depict the traditions and condition of his race. Despite coming from ordinary roots in Missouri, Hughes displayed […]

People have different beliefs on what is considered “right” and “wrong. ” The idea that the truth is relative simply means that “what is true for me is true for me, and what is true for you is true for you. ” There have been problems with this view however, because there is not a […]

The textbook breaks down seven philosophies used in business decisions; they are Teleology, Egoism, Utilitarianism, Deontology, Relativist, Virtue ethics, and Justice. In this paper I will define each of the seven listed and compare and contrast so that it is clear to decipher each one from the other. Also I will provide an example of […]

Moral science is taught as a subject in most schools. Not always with a great deal of effectiveness. Perhaps, part of the problem lies in the fact that morality is not a science, strictly speaking. It is too much of a social phenomenon and there is too much of the personal and subjective mixed within, […]

Both reason and emotion are important components to consider in coming up with decisions. The two factors can work hand in hand in helping an individual make the best decision with regard to an important issue. In some instances, it can be proven that playing with an individual’s emotion can and will interfere with his […]

Abortion raised the question of: What kind of society would we want to live in? Should we want to live in a society which protects and look after those who are least able to look after themselves like unborn babies? Or in a society where the powerful impose the views and those who have no […]

The objective of this study is to explore the idea of moral panic. It will start by offering a clear definition of what constitutes a moral panic. Also, it will review past research carried out by several independent entities to compile views, interpretations, and instances of moral panics that have transpired from the post-war era […]

In this essay I will be exploring several characters in the play of An Inspector Calls. After exploring these characters I will analyse them again to see what developments may happen to them after they are interrogated by the inspector. I will also explain my views on what morals I think come to mind with […]

The course aims to complete building up the framework for moral decision-making in the Roman Catholic tradition, exploring more the basis of Christian moral reasoning. Content The main themes in the course will include: Natural law tradition and its contemporary understanding, Moral norms and moral values, a synthetic view of the moral decision, Freedom and […]

The novel The Great Gatsby, authored by F. Scott Fitzgerald, portrays moral corruption in society during the “Jazz Age” era. The main characters, namely Nick Caraway, Daisy Buchanan, and Jay Gatsby, are depicted as morally corrupt individuals who sacrifice their values in their pursuit of social status. Their immoral actions come effortlessly to them without […]

Moral development constitutes a psychological adaptation theory on moral reasoning based on ethical behavior. One of the theories used to explain moral development was by Lawrence Kohlberg (1981), a psychologist who developed the theory from Jean Piaget. Piaget outlined a two-stage moral development process, and Kohlberg had six stages with three levels. He claimed that […]

In a society generally shaped by its commercialism, many people will fall into the unfortunate trap of trying to exceed someone elses standards. The catalyst for this maddening condition exists all around us: in car commercials, on bumper stickers (He who dies with the most toys wins!), in stores peddling expensive passing fashions, and on […]