Moral Judgments

In today’s society, moral judgments are becoming a thing of the past. More and more people care only about themselves. They do not care about anybody else’s well-being nor do they want to care about it. They care only about themselves and how they can only make life better for themselves; times sure have changed. In the past people cared about each other, helped each other, and not only did they have their families best interest in mind but their friends, neighbors, and even strangers. In today’s society we are exposed to and shown other peoples greed, it’s everywhere. There are different moral theories by which our society is guided by when it comes to making decision about moral issues. While reading “Thinking Critically About Moral Judgments” we can see that only 23 percent of the people that were tested would do what is best for everyone involved. This goes to show that the other 77 percent most likely would not do what is best for everyone involved. The moral theories are as follows. “I would follow my conscience,” which basically indicates that this is a psychological theory of morality because it holds that we should determine right and wrong based on our psychological moral sense. “I do not know what I would do,” this statement expresses a morally agnostic theory of morality that holds there is no way to determine clearly what is right or wrong in moral situations. “I would do whatever would improve my own situation,” this viewpoint is a pragmatic theory of morality because the right action is based on what works well for advancing the speaker’s interests, while the wrong action is determined by what works against the speaker’s interests. “I would do what god or the scriptures say is right,” this statement expresses a theist theory or morality that holds that right and wrong are determined by a supernatural supreme being such as god. “I would do whatever made me happy,” this statement reflects a slightly more refined version of the hedonist moral theory,...