Thus, one would never be sure that one had reached the highest standard of morality beyond any doubt. In his Euthyphro speech, Plato considered the proposition that it is divine approval that makes an activity decent. "Plato pointed out that if this were the case, the gods could not be said to approve of actions because the actions are good. Why then do the gods approve of these actions rather than others? Is their approval entirely arbitrary? (Sofroniou, p12). Plato considered this incomprehensible and therefore believed that there must be some gauges of good or evil that are free from the likes and dislikes of divine beings. “all knowledge is relative to the individual, in which case there can be no absolute morality: all ethics is relative to circumstances, people and cultures” (Brackman). , is that it is tricky in light of the fact that, taken to its limits, ethics does not exist at all The next section will examine why we, as humans, act ethically. Additionally, this section will highlight why we as individuals prefer to act ethically. Additionally, Lafollette believed that the study of ethics is important not so that we can understand rationally, but rather so that we, as individuals, can improve the way we live (Lafollette, 2007). By being moral, we advance our lives and the lives of everyone around us. It is especially imperative to live an ethical life when we are young, as it is helpful to practice and put these ideas into practice before we are faced with more unpredictable problems. Lafollette hypothesizes that morality is essentially anything we strive to be excellent at; it takes practice and a lot of paper..., except a good will" (London). These duties are ethically obligatory actions and allow one to circumvent morally prohibited actions. Kant states that "a good will is not good because of what it produces or accomplishes.” It is a good thing in itself, whether it prevails or not” (Chen, p. 242). feelings and our ideals, for example affection or empathy, we are moral for duty, duty and reason can control our feelings so that we are not governed by them, this arrangement of morality is therefore made here. in the light of reason and not instinct, our intuitive information According to Kant's feeling, to be a good being you must act rationally and to act rationally is to maintain a cooperative attitude, in which you accomplish your. duty for duty alone and don't let the feeling overwhelm you. Acting out of obligation would amount to accomplishing

Essay / Thus, one would never be sure that one had reached the highest standard of morality beyond any doubt. In his Euthyphro speech, Plato considered the proposition that it is divine approval that makes an activity decent. "Plato pointed out that if this were the case, the gods could not be said to approve of actions because the actions are good. Why then do the gods approve of these actions rather than others? Is their approval entirely arbitrary? (Sofroniou, p12). Plato considered this incomprehensible and therefore believed that there must be some gauges of good or evil that are free from the likes and dislikes of divine beings. “all knowledge is relative to the individual, in which case there can be no absolute morality: all ethics is relative to circumstances, people and cultures” (Brackman). , is that it is tricky in light of the fact that, taken to its limits, ethics does not exist at all The next section will examine why we, as humans, act ethically. Additionally, this section will highlight why we as individuals prefer to act ethically. Additionally, Lafollette believed that the study of ethics is important not so that we can understand rationally, but rather so that we, as individuals, can improve the way we live (Lafollette, 2007). By being moral, we advance our lives and the lives of everyone around us. It is especially imperative to live an ethical life when we are young, as it is helpful to practice and put these ideas into practice before we are faced with more unpredictable problems. Lafollette hypothesizes that morality is essentially anything we strive to be excellent at; it takes practice and a lot of paper..., except a good will" (London). These duties are ethically obligatory actions and allow one to circumvent morally prohibited actions. Kant states that "a good will is not good because of what it produces or accomplishes.” It is a good thing in itself, whether it prevails or not” (Chen, p. 242). feelings and our ideals, for example affection or empathy, we are moral for duty, duty and reason can control our feelings so that we are not governed by them, this arrangement of morality is therefore made here. in the light of reason and not instinct, our intuitive information According to Kant's feeling, to be a good being you must act rationally and to act rationally is to maintain a cooperative attitude, in which you accomplish your. duty for duty alone and don't let the feeling overwhelm you. Acting out of obligation would amount to accomplishing

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