Morality Essay Examples

Social Contract Theory According to the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2004), Hobbs’ Social Contract Theory suggests that individuals are motivated by their own self-interests, creating a perpetual vulnerability for society members. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2009) argues that society would fall into chaos without moral contracts. To avoid this, each member must sign a […]

Constitutional or Not? In the words of the United States Constitution, amendment VIII: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. ” (Corwin, 234) The United States have been executing people since the colonial times and it was viewed as a normal routine by many. As time […]

The descriptions of individual characters and settings convey ethical and moral judgments of a society. In the Great Gatsby, the descriptions of the Eggs, the “valley of ashes”, Gatsby, and the Buchanans all convey the judgment that the upper class of the society are shallow, empty and hollow and therefore, lacking morals and ethics and […]

The use of moral issues in the works of Shusaku Endo and Albert Camus, specifically in Wonderful Fool and The Outsider respectively, has generated debate over whether morality is determined by society or the individual. The relevance of this debate is highlighted by the influence of Christian doctrine on Wonderful Fool, which addresses the decline […]

The “Seven Deadly Sins”‘, also known as the “Capital Vices” or “Cardinal Sins”, are a classification of vices that were originally used in early Christian teachings to educate and instruct followers concerning (immoral) fallen man’s tendency to sin.The Roman Catholic Church divided sin into two principal categories: “venial”, which are relatively minor, and could be […]

Deontological moral systems are characterized by a focus upon adherence to independent moral rules or duties. To make the correct moral choices, we have to understand what our moral duties are and what correct rules exist to regulate those duties. When we follow our duty, we are behaving morally. When we fail to follow our […]

Harold S. Kushner wrote “When All You’ve Ever Wanted Isn’t Enough” in 1986 and was awarded the Christopher Medal for it in 1995. Although this book was very successful, Kushner is actually better known for writing his bestseller, When Bad Things Happen to Good People which has been translated into fourteen different languages. Kushner received […]

Religion and morality have been seen as inseparable since the advent of Western thought (http://plato.stanford. edu/entries/religion-morality/) – religion’s fundamental characters being frequently ethical in nature, and morality often viewed as a derivative of religion. However, the relationship is not as clear cut as many people would like you to believe. A very old and important […]

The Universe Next Door: Ethics and Worldviews A worldview is the set of beliefs that is fundamentally grounded in each person’s heart whether they realize it or not, whether they hold true to it or not. Put simply, it is the basis on which a person lives his/her life. Therefore, ethics, the defining of right […]

The French journalist Octive Mirabaeu once said, “Murder is born of love, and loves attains he greatest intensity in murder. ” This quote echoed through the literary writings of William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” and Andre Dubus’s “Killings”. Faulkner crafted a story around Emily Grierson, a genteel woman in the southern United States during […]

What is the relationship between religion and morality? It is in my opinion that religion is dependant on morality and not the other way around. Through this, it can be stated that morality reinforces the development and evolution of religion. In this essay, I shall show that this is the case drawing from theories proposed […]

When discussing company’s reputation in the light of the concept of managing interdependence, first we have to understand what is meant by managing interdependence. Global interdependence is a compelling factor in the global business environment creating demands on international managers to take a positive stance on issues of social responsibility and ethical behavior, economic development […]

Ethical relativism is a view on morality stating that there are no universally accepted moral principles. Morality varies from one culture to another and no society has the right to impose their view of morality on other societies. Ethical relativism can be summed up to mean that morals are derived from what is culturally acceptable […]

In order to establish criminal liability, the external elements of that offence must be established. These external elements are known as the actus reus. After this has been proved, the mens rea must be proved in respect of each of those guilty elements. The actus reus and mens rea must occur at the same time, […]

Monotheism and polytheism are two very different belief systems. Monotheism is the belief in one god and polytheism is the belief in more one than one god. The concept of morality can and does exist within cultures that have only one god, as well as cultures that have multiple gods. Without morality, the world would […]

Nietzsche: The Conscience In his second essay of the Geneaology of Morals, Nietzsche attempts to identify and explain the origin of the conscience. He does not adopt the view of the conscience that is accepted by the “English Psychologists”, such as Bentham, J. Mill, J. S. Mill and Hume, as the result of an innate […]

Natural and Divine Law When examining the ideas and relations of divine and natural law many variables must be taken into consideration. Social norms, evolution, and religion must all be taken into account. When examining natural law we need to examine not only what laws come from morality, but at what point did morality come […]

Individuals have varying ethical perspectives and styles. All types of ethical decisions, both personal and business, are influenced by individual perspectives and styles. There are four main categories of ethical philosophy: character/virtue, obligation/deontology, results/utilitarianism, and equity/relativism. These perspectives provide valuable insights into general approaches used in personal and business decision-making. The ethical perspectives of character, […]

Bertolt Brecht’s concept of “goodness” is distorted in comparison with common teachings of ethicality. His writings do not fall in line with the typical plot of good versus evil. Instead, he fades the boundaries between morality and immorality and crumples up timeworn Disney like endings to produce something unexpected and unique. His plays, The Good Person […]

The Ideology of the Organization Man William Whyte wrote this book about the people how work in organization while analyzing their behavior in the organization. Discussing not guest the workers, but also the white-collar people in the usual, clerk sense of the word. These people only work for the organization. They are the ones of […]

Guilt is being responsible for some act that you have done which is bad or considered lower than your own moral standards. Gary Soto revives his childhood sin of stealing a pie from the local market by using literary devices such as imagery, diction, and religious contrasting. He parallels his holy upbringing with his heinous […]

Deciphering Good and Evil Throughout the course of ones’ life, one encounters various forms of good and evil consistently. Often, examples of good and evil are not clearly defined, and this leads to difficulty in defining the distinction between the two. To be able to find the difference between the two terms, one must understand […]