The Ethical Theories

The Ethical Theories

Introduction

Justice theories are used for the systematic determination of what justice is and the grounds of justice in a social order to be effective. Deals with theories of justice are especially philosophy, economics and sociology. Justice theories have normative character. They deal with the issue from the point, what is justice definition, and how justice can be made. Empirical evidence to justice, however, is derived from the results of research on justice. The meaning of the term violence is understood in different ways.

Thesis Statement

Theorists in modern days have supported the humanistic side of reforming legitimate violence with respect to the action such as abortion considering it ethical or unethical dilemma.

Discussion

Both the historical customs, as the laws of different nations often stand in stark contrast to our modern ideas and moral concepts. Often legitimize violence, arbitrary power of one over another, slavery, inequality. There is no shortage of historical societies except the killing of a wide variety of reasons, especially taking into slavery and human trafficking. Various cruel practices towards people and animals have recently been legally sanctioned by most societies (James, 1883). Kant rejected the common law as a philosophical back and developed the idea of rational law. In fact, John Stuart Mill considered Immanuel Kant was a utilitarian standard. According to Mill Kant's categorical imperatives make sense only in cases of violence if we consider the consequences of the action. Kant states that living selfishly cannot be universalized because we all need affection at some time or another. According to Mill this argument is based on the consequences. It can be seen that some forms of utilitarianism are potentially compatible with Kantianism and other moral philosophies (Nozick, 1938).

The utilitarian approach was driven primarily by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill used developed a systematic and practical issues. According to Kant, "pathological" feelings are always in terms of their object-relation indifferences. Although Scheler and Kant agree that moral values have a priority status. Scheler's criticism of Kant, however, the equation of the a priori with the rational, what with him leads to a radical demand for making priorities of emotion; yet, Scheler in his theory of "substantive ethics' of Kant's moral and responsive teaching only limited justice.

Abortion

The process of terminating pregnancy which ultimately results in fetus's death is known as abortion. Amongst the most common medical procedures performed every year in US, abortion is one. According to ...