Morality Concepts And Theories

Obtaining the ability to discuss morality with little thought and few words seems impossible. Morality remains a subject too complex to simply just toss around the table. Esteeming this topic too lightly becomes a situation for many, because people don’t know what to believe anymore, due to the fact that social media and other resources throw out whatever theory comes their way, into the world. The Zachry Department of Civil Engineering defines morality as “generally accepted standards of right and wrong in a society” (undefined. "Morality Concepts And Theories." Zachry Department of Civil Engineering Ethics. undefined. Texas A&M University. 27 November 2013. .) accepted by an individual. Considering this idea leads to assuming that the definition of morality, presents itself as a concept- such that a person accepts and uses to guide them in the way they think within the society; Furthermore, suggesting that, acquiring morality influences the manner we interpret the world around us, and generates to making judgments of right and wrong conduct.

Morality in itself bears along with it forming judgments of right and wrong conduct, as stated previously. However, the ability to do so with such an entity includes having moral consistency. To posses moral consistency means for an individual to keep their moral standards as consistent as they expect others’ moral standards to appear. For example, “If a consulting engineer breaks confidentiality with her client because it is in her interest to do so but condemns another engineer for doing the same thing, we are inclined to say that she is inconsistent” (undefined. "Morality Concepts And Theories." Zachry Dep...

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