Ethics: Implementing Ethics Is Important In Society

Ethics, by definition are the moral principles that govern a person’s behavior. Implementing ethics is essential in any given society. This paper will introduce the purpose of ethics as well as the values that are shared throughout American society, Subjective Relativism and the threats that are posed from this, and Utilitarianism as a way of life.

Ethical behavior can be considered as behavior that society and other individuals typically believe are good values to possess. Ethical behavior involves demonstrating respect for key moral principles which includes honesty, fairness, diversity as well as individual rights. I believe that ethical behavior is very important within our society because every relationship of any kind must be built on trust in order to survive. There are many purposes of ethics; as it shows that one cannot do without ethics in their lives. Without ethics there would be no need to decide between right and wrong and there would be utter chaos within the world. Most people do not really understand the full importance of ethical thinking; there may be a different code of ethics throughout society but nevertheless the purpose remains the same. I believe the primary purpose of ethics is obviously to be able to distinguish good from bad behavior. Being able to make this distinction will pave the way for success or failure in a person’s life as to whether they can make conformed decisions. Everyone practices morals in some way whether they know it or not, they are implemented into every given situation. Ethics were put into place to be able to do the right thing in certain circumstances in order to maintain an honest and fair society.

Subjective Moral Relativism says that each person is the source o...

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...come but we must choose that option that we have the most reason to believe will produce the greatest outcome of happiness for the majority.

Overall, it is extremely important to realize the central purposes for ethics, otherwise the morals that a person follows may be flawed because they cannot see the bigger picture at hand. We, as American citizens, must prioritize the morals that are already inside of us to be able to determine right from wrong in our own ways. Subjective Relativism helps us to figure out that we are our own person and each have morals to live by as individuals. I would choose to live as a Utilitarian, because I feel that there are many values that pertain to Utilitarianism that I already exemplify in my life. The main purpose is to focus on the long-term, greater good for the society as a whole and that is what I intend to do in my life.