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How can you say that your action is morally objectionable?
According to Moral Foundations Theory, an action may be considered to be wrong because: it is harmful, it is unfair or unjust, it shows disloyalty to a group, it is disrespectful to an authority, or it is impure or gross.
What is morally objectionable?
adjective. If you describe someone or something as objectionable, you consider them to be extremely offensive and unacceptable.
What is objective morality based on?
Religious people will define objective morality according to the commandments of their god(s). Other people may look at some universal laws, such as murder, as inherently bad. Objective morality says that morality exists in nature—it’s how we were programmed.
How can you say that you are morally responsible?
In philosophy, moral responsibility is the status of morally deserving praise, blame, reward, or punishment for an act or omission in accordance with one’s moral obligations. Deciding what (if anything) counts as “morally obligatory” is a principal concern of ethics.
What makes an act morally good or evil?
For an act to be morally good, one’s intention must be good. If we are motivated to do something by a bad intention— even something that is objectively good—our action is morally evil.
How do you decide whether an action is moral or ethical?
You decide for yourself, by your own principles, whether your actions are moral or ethical. Other people also judge your actions by their own principles of morality and ethics. Either way, an action is moral or ethical, if it conforms to those principles.
What is the subjective element of a moral act?
The goal, end, or intention is the part of the moral act that lies within the person. For this reason, we say that the intention is the subjective element of the moral act. For an act to be morally good, one’s intention must be good.
How do we judge when a given behavior is moral?
In order to judge when a given behavior is Moral (Ethical), we must first choose a standard of measure. For thousands of years we have had two types of Ethical Standards, namely, Deontology and Teleology. Deontology is a word based on the Greek word for duty, “deon”.