One can only help to question if the current volume of people that inhabit the planet see morality in a narrow state or through a broad spectrum. ... They live under different ethics and see morality in a different way other than the one we are traditionally use too. ... Could our government's laws be ethically wrong? ... Why do we constantly follow the government's laws since a young age if they are tainted with possible corruption? ...

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Where does morality come from? ... Who decides on what morality we follow? ... One belief is about Cultural relativism, in accordance with the source of morality, is the ideology that each culture has its own source of morality and therefore each culture has its own particular morality. ... This theory of the "master" and the "slave" morality is an idea by Nietzsche. ... Euthyphro's response to this is that it doesn't matter because his father murdered and that is against the law. ...

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However, a moral law must be valid for everyone. ... If morality is based on such principle, it would differ among people and wills of people would contradict. ... Because such ideas cannot be known, morality can no longer be depended on such principles. ... Because morality is no longer related with objects, our satisfaction from them, there is no things we must do in order to reach them. ... Thus, such innate ideas cannot be known because they cannot be represented in space and time and morality cannot be based on them. ...

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The Morality in Juvenile Justice: The current trend of trying juvenile offenders as adults in cases of violent crime. ... Florida is just one of many states that have over the past decade enacted laws to try offenders such as Tate as adults. And under Florida state law, a conviction of first-degree murder requires a mandatory sentence of life in prison. ... A case can be made for convicting young felons under adult standards from a Kantian perspective in that it is the duty of a society to see to it that its laws are upheld, that the society is a safe environment for its law-abiding...

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Morality is what decides right from wrong in our daily lives. ... He believed that using, lying, stealing and the breaking of any and all laws was morally wrong and you simply should not go against them. ... But morality cannot be different in that way. ... Americans have a different set of laws then any in other countries. What is moral and immoral depends on the person and no matter how universal a law could be, nothing is going to change it....

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The will that makes the categorical imperative its law merely reaffirms its independence of everything except law in general. ... Morality is the natural condition of a free will. ... In Kant's language, it does not explain "the interest attaching to the ideas of morality." ... Kant claims his categorical imperative is the only principle of morality (the only categorical imperative), we are entitled to expect that it determine the principles of morality uniquely. ... But are all moral laws imperatives? ...

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This essay is about justice and morality and people's ethical code. ... He also believed that the just actions is the obedience to the law should be met. Morality is a necessity in today's world if you don't have it the world would be in total chaos. ... I's tapering the type since ethics and morality is an individual made idea understood in grammatical, the usage of which tell apart person from additional cell or creatures. ...

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The French laws further state that human beings should have the authority and consent on how to manage their own body (Frenchlaw 2015). ... Therefore, as prostitutes carry along with them deadly diseases such as AIDs prostitution are considered against morality. ... To conclude, the above essay discussed the arguments for and against morality of prostitution with favoritism devised towards the arguments that favor that prostitution is morally wrong. ...

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He divides morality into two parts, master morality and slave morality. ... The slave morality is that of presumably weaker or lesser people. He states that master morality dismisses and casts out many people. He compares the morality of the Christian church with master morality. ... Simone de Beauvior composed Freedom and Morality. ...

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Machiavelli believes that morality has its place among regular men, however since a prince is not a regular man he must ascribe to a sort of princely morality. The ultimate goal of princely morality is not justice, or simply being a "good person", it is the effective governing of the state. ... To Machiavelli this means that the prince should work within the laws, and within traditional conceptions of morality whenever possible, however to be a truly effective ruler the prince must be prepared to step outside these boundaries when necessary in both his moral life and political conduct. .....

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To have a quick overview of the main differences before going in depth, I would like to refer to the table below: Utilitarianism Kant's Theory Only consequences matter Consequences do not matter Morality is closely connected to desire/pleasure Morality is based on reason No absolute rules (act) Morality provides absolute rules Motives and intentions do not matter Intentions are of highest importance Persons are not intrinsically valuable Persons have intrinsic worth Morality is an empirical matter (what we have learned by experience) Morality is not empirical, it is rational Acc...

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Social ethics serve as the premise for morality. ... Humans through ethics, create morality, a personal or social code of conduct. The principles for one's morality are founded by the ethical standards of their society. Through experience, education, religion, and morality humans develop morals based on social and religious ethics. ... Although Michael is their son, his parents must acknowledge that Michael has violated a moral law of the society and the law of God. ...

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Huck Finn's Conflict: Laws of Society vs. Laws of the River There are many people who influence our lives and what we believe. ... Huck is slowly casting away of the laws of society for those of the river. ... This is also a major point in Huck's constant battle with his own sense of morality. ...

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The terms ethics and morality are closely related. ... Academically, however, the term refers not to morality itself but to the field of study, or branch of inquiry, that has morality as its subject matter. ... Natural and positive law are often synergistic when looking at today's work place. As well there are situations when each of those laws are no longer balanced. Society often regulates today's law and I think a good example of this is affirmative action. ...

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Ethics and morality began with the caveman. ... - and thus morality had its foundation and would become a pre-occupation of mankind for millennia. ... To make an ethical decision, a person must be familiar with the difference between law and ethics. ... Although laws are not by definition always necessarily ethical, consequences of disobeying the law can often prove catastrophic. ... However, Nietzsche argued that in the future mankind should dispose with morality. ...

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If morality is present in society, then there will be less chaos in society. 2. Morality is present in society. 3. ... In order for our society to exist in as peaceful a manner as possible, some form of morality must exist. ... An easy example of this would be the difference between criminals and the public who follows the law. ... So, if morality is present, then there will hopefully be a reduction in this "chaos " in society. ...

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Hobbes and Machiavelli both agree that morality does not exist. For Hobbes, morality is a human invention. ... He believes that they need a strong leader who enforces the laws to keep them from harming each other, and creating peace and stability. ... The second reason is that democracy believes in moral basis, it considers conscience as a moral compass that always points to the right direction, however Hobbes thinks that humans do not share the same view of morality, for example my morality might differ from your morality and that creates conflicts between humans.The last reason is that the...

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Who is to have the final say on what becomes the ethical guidelines from which to create and execute our laws? ... That however goes against human nature, human beings are natural immoral, they learn morality as they grow and the morality is subject to a number of factors (i.e. ... Morality is subjective. ... Of course it would be useless to enact laws and rules if we'll keep on making exceptions and excuses for particular situations and rationalize our "evil deeds ". ... Again morality is entirely subjective, it evolves. ...

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His opinions on morality and justice changed the society he lived in and continue to have strong influence on our society today. ... (Gill, 2000) An act worthy of a reward is a virtuous act, which someone is not bound to do by his or her job or by law. ... This is a principle, which Bentham is quite firm on, even going so far as to site examples from other cultures where the punishment did not fit the crime, like Anglo-Saxon laws. Some of Bentham's ideas clearly remain in today's laws, things like "when two offenses come in competition, the punishment for the greater offense must...

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Kant argues that in subjecting oneself to law, agents voluntarily limit their own freedom but freely chooses the limitation. ... Political laws, by definition, limit freedom of action while moral laws, by definition, limit freedom of thought and action subversively. The essence of the Kantian ethic resides in universal law because it would be illogical for a universal law to be rejected. ... While it is quite obvious that Kant argues several types of laws, some that are immutable in fact, only now is it clear that those laws do indeed serve to limit freedom rather than increase freedom. ... Ka...

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Examples presented by Kant to back his argument state that, universal law of nature cannot contradict itself. In General we do not in fact will that our maxims should be a universal law, since its impossible, yet we will the opposite should stay a universal law, only we assume the liberty to make exceptions of our own maxims for our own benefit. ... Kant believes previous attempts to discover morality failed since it was seen that man was bound to laws which he is subject to, which are those of his own giving, while yet at the same time are universal, and that he is only bound to act in confor...

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Ethics and morality are synonymous terms, both meaning customs in their original languages, Greek and Latin respectively. ... In this case, the gods are being manipulated by Homer to emphasize the consequences of the lack of human morality. ... Summum bonum, or highest good is the most primary concept of ethical morality. ... By the ethical standards proposed in the modern day society (Hume and Schopenhaeur believe that it is a fundamental mistake to conceive ethics and morality as forms of law) through human rights groups and even, idealistically, human nature, the treatment of mortals by the...

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He makes the claim that there is a fundamental difference between individual morality and group morality. ... There is a fundamental difference between individual morality and group morality. ... People think it can be solved through reason or morality. ... They think of themselves as law-abiding and contributing members of society. ...

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Whistle-blowing is the action of reporting, when there is a reasonable belief that theres been: A violation of law, rule, or regulation, gross mismanagement, gross waste fraud and abuse, abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. Whistle-blowers are protected by Federal law from reprisal (DOD IG webpage). ... Although whistle-blowing can sometimes be viewed negatively in the eyes of the public, the morality of information leaking poses an even greater issue. ... One common counter argument to the morality of information leaking is that in a country...

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The consequences of such relations are thought to be entirely positive and include a system of justice, increased emphasis on morality and an illumination of the path to the good life. ... Morality is not directly implanted by nature but is an indirect natural occurrence; we are political animals and form households, villages and states, which Aristotle has demonstrated to be natural associations. Social collaboration is a precondition for justice and law, furthermore, an individual who does not enter into social partnerships naturally or lives without a polis is either "subhuman or superhu...

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