Essays on Moral Values

Moral panic suggests an overreaction to forms of deviance or wrongdoing believed to be threat to the moral order.” Moral panic often unfolds around youth-related problems, sex offenders in the society and terrorism. Moral panic has been applied to not only criminal activities but also…

Chance is an objective probability. The type of probability that depends only on what the mind-independent world is like. There exists a bunch of words with which we define events that in some way or another surprise us, either because we didn’t expect them, or…

Morality is an essential aspect of life among individuals in the world, but the scenario is different for Albert Camus, as evident in the novel The Stranger. He approaches the issue of morality within his novel through various themes that suggest his stance on the…

Spirituality is based on humanistic values while Ethics is based on moral principal. It has been know that spirituality can come from religious beliefs. The belief that everything you do is judged not by man but God himself, spiritually uses understanding to connect with the…

Ethical Dilemma and Morality Acting ethically means following moral goals endorsed by the particular moral system. Goals set are usually straightforward; saving a patient’s life is basic moral for a doctor, adjusting these morals on time of crisis or difficulty could cause conflict between the…

What was a recent moral dilemma that occurred in your life? How did you traverse it? One path would have been the Deontological approach which is to follow the rules. Another way would have been to consider the consequences of each decision and choose the…

In the realm of any profession, there is going to be situations that conflict with your moral obligations to yourself, and to the world. When these ethical situations arise, there is often little time to think about how to make a decision. The best you…

All my life I have always strived to behave morally. This is because throughout my childhood my parents always taught me about morality. Whenever I misbehaved, my mother was always there to correct me and help me rectify my behavior. Furthermore, my father was always…

The Queen’s Lesson In The Wife of Bath’s tale, from Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, a knight who has committed a terrible sin is let off by the King, per the Queen’s request, and given to her to deal out his punishment. Instead of doing the…

Ethics are moral principles or values that regulate the conduct of an individual or a group. The importance of ethics is crucial not only in business but in academics and society as well because it is an essential part in which a civilized society is…