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Morality And How They Are Aligned To Our Cultural Identity

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Introduction
Morality is a guide or a system that distinguishes between right and wrong conduct. Moral theory is a structured set of statements that explain why certain actions are wrong and why people need to act in certain ways (Hampshire, 1977). In this paper am going to examine how various theories view morality and how they are aligned to our cultural identity.
1) Virtue ethics
This theory was championed by Aristotle who argued that right or wrong was determined in accordance with traditional virtues, that is making good person. The theory did not dwell so much on moral duty but the central concern was excellence of character and what makes human beings happy. True happiness was derived from fulfillment and self-actualization and therefore …show more content…

This theory was championed by John Stuart Mill who said that all actions lead to an end and there is a highest good end. Furthermore there is a first Principle of Morals that is called The Greatest Happiness Principle’ (GHP) that strives to working towards the greatest happiness. GHP implies that people should act so as to maximize human welfare by choosing actions that minimize suffering and maximize pleasure.
According to Arthur (2003), Utilitarian believe no actions that can be stated with certainty as wrong or right, no persons’ preferences are more important than other persons’ interests. Utilitarianism is well reflected in democratic and economic principles. This theory no longer conforms to our culture in our modern society because people are more concerned with self-interests and motives rather than act as per the greater society’s welfare. This is also contributed by our leaders who don’t care of subject’s welfare but rather enriching themselves.
3) Kantian theory
The theory was championed by Kant, who believed that rationality determined right and wrong. It stated that good and evil are assessed in terms of duty/law/ obligation and Kant thought that acting morally was simple because you ought to perform your duty (Arthur,

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