Moral Philosophy

Moral Philosophy

Ericka Williams

PHL/215

October 27, 2011

Mr. Gregory Taylor

What is your Philosophy?

Moral philosophy is my Philosophy. Moral philosophy is a field of study also known as ethics. Moral philosophy is the way we live our lives. Moral philosophy addresses question about morality such as right and wrong, justice and crime, good and evil, and virtue and vice. Moral philosophy distinguishes what you should and should not do as a person in society.

Moral philosophy key contributors are St. Augustine, David Hume, and John Stauant Mill. Philosophy is believed to have two tasks analytic and the other synthetic. In the early modern years “moral philosophy” was often referred to the systematic study of the human world, as distinguished from ‘’natural philosophy”, the systematic study in the natural world. Moral philosophers want to discover how rules are justified, and at the logical consequences of moral or ethical beliefs are handle. Moral philosophy discusses many ideas and thoughts about everyday views.

Some of the questions asked by philosophers of moral philosophy:  What are the grounds for moral obligations like keeping promises or obeying the law? Is there a place for moral values in a world of facts? How is human nature related to morality? These questions in my opinion are all tricking questions, but the answer should not be morally judged. They are so many other ethical and moral questions asked on a day-to-day in our individual and social life. For an example, typical issues to be examined are capital punishment, abortion, animal treatment, and the list can go on. Is it ok to have an abortion if you were rape? Is it ok to kill another person because they went postal and killed over twenty people? Is it ok to tie your dog to a tree in the yard? We all know our own opinion to the question. However, the real question is rather its right or wrong. Morality refers to moral standards or conduct while ethics refers to the formal study of...