MORAL OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY

 

According to Wikipedia ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".      

Our concepts of ethics have been derived from religions, philosophies and cultures. They infuse debates on topics like abortion, human rights and professional conduct.However the term Ethic is derived from the Greek word ethos which can mean custom, habit, character or disposition.

If ethical theories are to be useful in practice, they need to affect the way human beings behave. Some philosophers think that ethics does do this. They argue that if a person realises that it would be morally good to do something then it would be irrational for that person not to do it. But human beings often behave irrationally they follow their 'gut instinct' even when their head suggests a different course of action. However, ethics does provide good tools for thinking about moral issues.

Why ETHICs Is ?

Ethics is a system of principles that helps us tell right from wrong, good from bad. Ethics can give real and practical guidance to our lives. Ethical values help guide us along a pathway to deal more effectively with ethical dilemmas by eliminating those behaviors that do not conform to our sense of right and wrong our best rational interests without sacrificing,,others. 

Ethics covers the following dilemmas:  

        how to live a good life,

        our rights and responsibilities,

        the language of right and wrong,

        and moral decisions what is good and bad?

Ethics can provide a moral map

Most moral issues get us pretty worked up - think of abortion and euthanasia for starters. Because these are such emotional issues we often let our hearts do the arguing while our brains just go with the flow. But there's another way of tackling these issues, and that's where philosophers can come in - they offer us ethical rules and principles that enable us to take a cooler view of moral problems. So ethics provides us with a moral map, a framework that we can use to find our way through difficult issues.

Ethics can pinpoint a disagreement

Using the framework of ethics, two people who are arguing a moral issue can often find that what they disagree about is just one particular part of the issue, and that they broadly agree on everything else. 

That can take a lot of heat out of the argument, and sometimes even hint at a way for them to resolve their problem. But sometimes ethics doesn't provide people with the sort of help that they really want.

Ethics Doesn't Give Right Answers But Can Give Several Answers

Many people want there to be a single right answer to ethical questions. They find moral ambiguity hard to live with because they genuinely want to do the 'right' thing, and even if they can't work out what that right thing is, they like the idea that 'somewhere' there is one right answer. But often there isn't one right answer - there may be several right answers, or just some least worst answers - and the individual must choose between them. For others moral ambiguity is difficult because it forces them to take responsibility for their own choices and actions, rather than falling back on convenient rules and customs.

Ethics is not Primarily About Sex

Old morality (narrow view) - religious leaders attacking “declining moral standards” this was the dominant morality of the 1950s and before Against promiscuity, homosexuality and pornography on international aid and environmental protection Ethics isn’t concerned with prohibitions with sex, but instead with honesty, concern for others, prudence and avoidance of harm when it comes to sex.

Ethics is not “Good in theory but not in practice”

Ethics is not an ideal system that lacks legitimate practices Rather “an ethical judgment that is no good in practice must suffer from theoretical defect” Abstract rules appear inapplicable to the real world: don’t steal or kill.

Ethics is not Based on Religion

Often, religion and ethics are treated as the same thing, with various religions making claims about their belief systems being the best way for people to live, actively proselytizing and trying to convert unbelievers, trying to legislate public behaviors based around isolated religious passages, etc. Of course, not all religions are the same, some are more liberal than others and some more conservative, but in general, all religious traditions believe that their faith represents a path to enlightenment and salvation. By contrast, ethics are universal decision-making tools that may be used by a person of any religious persuasion, including atheists. While religion makes claims about cosmology, social behavior, and the “proper” treatment of others, etc. Ethics are based on logic and reason rather than tradition or injunction.

Moreover Ethics is not Relative to the Society in which You Live and Ethics is not Merely a Matter of Subjective Taste or Opinion

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Blog Written by : Sanindu Sandamal