Moral Deontology

Introduction

In moral theory, deontology deals with study of the nature of duty and obligation. When it comes to deontology, the moral issue of “what, if anything, do we owe other people?” Human beings have moral obligations to an extent. We don’t owe our very existence to others, but we do owe minimal effort, if we can give it. We owe it to requite each others good deeds. It would also work in our favor to have moral dues than to not have them. All in all, we owe others when it comes to morality.

Argument

Moral is the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character. The line of where it starts and where it ends doesn’t exist. But, our moral obligations are practical. By practical, I mean any average

Anyone who saw the incursion take place, should have at least called the police. If they did not make the effort they contributed to her attacker getting away and to her death. This viewpoint stems from the St. Thomas Aquinas Moral Philosophy. Aquinas believed that every authentic action is either good or bad. Actions are praised when they fulfill the value that we associate with it. Evil is a lack thereof. As her neighbors watched, they understood that they could have done two things: help a fellow neighbor, or allow it to continue. Based off of the Aquinas view, her neighbors either didn’t find it worthwhile to help or they are just immoral. Moral accountability is stopping someone from crossing the street when you see a car coming, catching a falling baby, or giving someone directions to the nearest hospital. Many people confuse their own selfishness with the “I didn’t want to get involved,” excuse. They are using the Slippery-slope Fallacy or the Perfectionist Fallacy. They are thinking well if I get involved, then I have to do. Or me calling the police isn’t going to fix the problem so I might as well do nothing. Let’s say you are in your house and you look out the window and see that

Guilt is a feeling of having done wrong or failing in an obligation. People feel guilty for a multitude of reasons. People feel guilt when they believe that they caused someone else’s misfortune, when they know they could’ve helped and didn’t, and when they don’t reciprocate actions. We would like to believe that what we would do for others, they would do for us. It’s implied that if I do a favor for you, you owe me a favor of the same value. A favor can be defined as an act of kindness beyond what is normal. Favors have different degrees. It can range from minute to extreme. A perfect example would be asking your neighbor for a cup of sugar versus asking your neighbor to borrow their car for a week. A cup of sugar is pretty reasonable especially if your neighbor has a bunch laying around. You wouldn’t expect your neighbor to hold it over your head or to ask you to help change their car tire because they gave you a cup of sugar. Asking to borrow a car for a week is beyond everyday limits. So if the neighbor says well if i give you my car, I need you to pick my kids up from school, that would be pretty even. When discussing favors, you must also establish relevant differences. Things like relationship, circumstance, and income play into whether they owe you back or not. Imagine your good friend of six years calls you in the middle of the day. Their car has broke down and they called you to pick them up. This