Wednesday 20 May 2009

The nature of human moral judgment.

How do human beings decide what is right and wrong?

How do we hope to gain insight into the similarities and differences between the moral judgments of people of different ages, from different cultures, with different educational backgrounds and religious beliefs, involved in different occupations and exposed to very different circumstances.

Nothing captures human attention more than a moral dilemma. Whether we are soap opera fanatics or not, we can’t help sticking our noses in other peoples affairs, pronouncing our views on right and wrong, justified or not. For millennia, philosophers have speculated about how people make moral decisions, what decisions they make, and what decisions they ought to make.

What are our moral judgment on Equality and Diversity and what understanding of this have we.

Question
  • You are driving on a deserted road at night and are confident no one else is around. You come to a stop sign. Do you stop?
  • Prior to an election, reliable polls have shown that there will be a clear winner in the party political race in the UK. Do you vote?
  • If the majority of citizens believe in something, should that become law?

  • What do you think?
  • Does it matter?

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