Morality is impossible because from theory, individuals are not born with abilities to understand and apply moral standards. As the business world (wall street) is changing into a world that quick gain of profit is everything, the role of ideology, organization culture and moral reasoning are changing as well. From the theories and studies of Lawrence Kohlberg, we can know that pressure changes the role of ideology, which from theories of social justice, will led morality becomes impossible. .
As the more articles and news that we read about, we understand that now in order to get attention in wall street markets, the best way to do so is by quick gain of profit rather than long term future gain of the company. As managers selling off assets and cutting people for cheaper labors, what are immoral decisions are helping the company for short-term growth. As individuals are not born with abilities to understand and apply moral standards, new individuals are not learning morality from their managers because there is nothing moral to learn from. As the cycle goes on, it will finally become that no one is making any moral decisions but decisions for short-term wealth. As the role of ideology (p233) of individualism used to be based on values of individualism and individual freedom, manager find that in the real world it is all about geography and economic performance. When manager are giving choice of a huge amount of money for firing people or get fire and you know they will find another manger willing to do it, people do things that they know is immoral. .
As more and more people in the world become immoral, from the theories and studies of Lawrence Kohlberg, we understand that people are divided in six different stages in the development of person's ability to deal with moral issues. As more people will do what is immoral when strong figure are telling them to do so. In the society now, wealth becomes a figure of successful and when "successful" person asks you to do immoral things so you can be a part of the wealth people, most people will do it.
Morality is what decides right from wrong in our daily lives. ... He found it impossible to find the difference between an "ought" and an "is.... Kant believes morality is based completely on reason. ... But morality cannot be different in that way. ... Determining whose life is more valuable is impossible because there are no guidelines for what could determine this. ...
When creating a work of fiction that is based on a specific historical time and place the author must neccesarily invite moral comparisons between the world they have created and the society it represents, thus making a black and white moral interpretation seem difficult, if not impossible, due to morality's cultural specifity. ... In light of an understanding of Conrad's use of irony we can began to look for a vision of Conrad's morality. ... So far The Secret Agent has provided us with one vision of a black-and-white morality, yet it is a morality unavailable to the adult hum...
Nietzsche defines master morality as the morality of the strong-willed. ... The moral of slave morality is to not impose the strength and will on others like master morality does, but to unite. In unity, slave moralities find strength. ... The blind man gets the narrator to close his eyes and continue drawing a cathedral, and although this task seems impossible; during this process the narrator keeps his eyes closed the entire time but his mind is now open to new sights. ... That is why she is a slave morality at heart. ...
Unlike many approaches which try to define morality, the philosophers of utilitarianism believe that morality is not about things such as pleasing God or following rules, they merely believe morality is about happiness. ... Followers of utilitarianism believe that the key feature of morality was to maximise happiness and minimise unhappiness within the world. ... One difficulty that does arise from the Utilitarian definition of morality is that we can never know for certain all the consequences of the things we do. ... Although there are difficulties that do arise from the utilitarian appro...
If morality is based on such principle, it would differ among people and wills of people would contradict. ... Innate knowledge about Good and cogito, independent from space and time is impossible. ... 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. ...
I believe John Adams had it all figured out when he said, "Statesmen may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is religion and morality alone, which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. ... Although much has remained unproven, the question of morality is still there. ... It's pretty much impossible if you ask me. ... Regarding the president's morality, we either believe that it does matter and it does affect policy, or just focus on the job he does politically not personally. ... The dictionary says morality is the quality of being in accord with th...
Therefore, this maxim is logical and everyone can abide by it without causing a logical impossibility. ... Likewise it is impossible to judge whether upon hearing the news, the widow would commit suicide. ... This picture of morality resonates with my common sense view of morality. ... Morality is based on consequences. ... Furthermore, it is difficult, if not impossible, to make all of the required calculations beforehand. ...
