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If it is At Least Sometimes Wrong to Kill People, Which of the Moral Theories We Have Looked at Provides the Best Justification For This Claim?

Philosophically deciding what you personally feel is morally wrong and right is a fairly straightforward task. We each have our individual morals which we try and abide by in order to feel ethical, for example the majority of the population would not rape someone as they would consider it an immoral act. However, when it comes to applying our morals to real life situations complications begin to arise due to apparent contradictions.
Morality is defined not just as saying something is against the rules but by considering the impact actions have upon the individual and other people. In an attempt to justify morality difficulties arise as there is not just one human motive but many and therefore in situations, such as murder, conflicts occur due to whether or not the motive was seen as justifiable. Killing people is generally seen as a morally ‘wrong’ action. However individual circumstances change the way people perceive the act and can sometimes lead to the murders’ beh...

Posted by: Carmen hershman

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