Morality Case

Morality

        Sherika Linville        

AIU ONLINE

Philosophy Unit 5 IP

02/09/2014

Morality

Morality can be defined as certain principles related to the distinction between the right and the wrong or it can be said as good or bad behavior. it can be the insight of behaviors in good or bad sense. Morality is the belief or recognition that certain behaviors are either “good” or “bad”. There had been a common belief regarding morality that it comes from God. It was also thought that only good morals come from God, the bad ones come from the Devil but views, and perspectives have changed over time and now it is seen as that morality is internal and inherent in human beings. It can also be said that morality is created within us by the mechanism of genetics (Joseph, 2011).

Utilitarianism is the ethical philosophy, which aims at the happiness of people in greatest number and it is held most great deed in general. Whereas, categorical imperatives can be defines as the way for evaluation of motivation for taking an action. The process of philosophy focuses upon the importance of dynamic being as the primary objective. Comparing and judging the philosophical positions across different cultures and people with regard to their differences is called moral relativism.

Whereas, considering certain actions as completely right and others as completely wrong irrespective of their consequences is called moral absolutism. Believing that nothing is totally right or wrong as it depends upon the view of the individual, or culture concerned. Moral objectivism is the belief upon the mind-independent factors such as some of the propositions are true. Deontological ethics are ethical standards to evaluate the morality of any action, which is based upon the adherence of that action to the rules. Teleological ethics are based upon the theory that moral obligation is derived from the consequences of the action to consider as good.

Immanuel Kant is of the view that humans occupy the special place in the creation and the morality is summarized in single final commandment. All the duties and responsibilities come from it. According to Kant for an action to become necessary, an imperative of proposition is responsible. Kant himself was of the view that the morality is unconditional intension as it does not concern to any merit or regard (Guthrie, 2001).

WHY SHOULD BUSINESSES HAVE ETHICS?

Although businesses are not the moral agents but there are certain reasons that why should businesses have the ethical standards. The first and most basic reason can be having interests of the organization in the focus and to do only those things which are right and basic. It is like walking only upon the line. The other reason can be the focus upon the right thing to do and it should be kept in the bottom line. Every person, even if not religious, should be concerned with the outcomes of his deeds. Likewise, every business should follow the basic principles required for the real success. If we see the business in the view of Kant’s first formulation, it should be based upon the idea that it is important to determine what is right and what is wrong.

Personally, I believe that businesses should have certain ethical standards as it will help keeping the business on the right track and help the society flourish in the positive direction. There is another misconception that the basic goal of business is to gain maximum profit merely and it can ignore every other concern but it is not true as the focus upon the mere advantage regarding the profitability is damaging the productivity and the market even, as it is stated in the article of Alfred North as well. There are other hidden goals, which are also important for a business to flourish such as the construction of society is only possible if it focuses upon the productivity and maximum benefit of the people of the country or society.