Morality
What makes right actions right? How can we tell what is right? Why should I be moral? These are the questions that are often asked regarding morality. Who needs morality anyway? Some may say. Well first, let us define morality. According to the dictionary, moralities are moral principles; the extent to which something is right or wrong; a system of values. Now, a person may ask, "Why do I need to know if my actions are right or wrong?". The answer is simple. Being a human being, we must learn to coexist with each other. In such a way, that we'll be able to secure our needs, reach our goals and live in harmony at the same time.
Why should I be moral? What's in it for me?, which rest on the idea that if there is no advantage in being moral, the agent can have no reason to be. Theological theories find it very easy to answer this question; others find it more difficult. The attempts to answer it have led to many inquiries into the basis of human motivation, the sanction for morality, the possibility of disinterested action, and the proper organization of society.
Experiences that have led to questions are uncertainty or conflicts of opinion about what ought to be done; the sometimes painful consequences of an action that earlier seemed perfectly acceptable; and awareness of differences in norms and practices among different societies. These experiences give rise not only to questions of practical morality (What should I do? Is this arrangement fair?) but also to questions of unapplied morality (Is any one of these standards really right or are they all just arbitrary?). Such experiences are also the main source of moral skepticism--along with the fact that moral judgments appear unverifiable by observation, because there seems to be nothing in experience corresponding to the rightness of an action. Thus these questions, among others, have been generated: What does it mean to say that something is right or good? What makes right...
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