adultery is wrong, one must first establish the definition of adultery, and then on what

basis it is considered to be wrong. In defining adultery, I will be providing the commonly

accepted standard conceptual framework in contemporary America. This will be the basis

from which I judge acts not in agreement with this framework, to be either acceptable or

wrong. In discussing an issue such as adultery, it is important to note that numerous

possibilities and variations of this are possible. I would like to explore these variables; and

in applying them in different contexts will enable us to better judge them to be either

The historical background for our present day definition of

adultery is provided by the church and state. For both moral and social reasons has the

doctrine of monogamous, marital sex been established. For the purpose of assuring

paternity, the need for willing estates to heirs of legitimate lineage, maintaining sexual

health, and providing a family unit for child rearing, has the institution of marriage been

created. That being the case, one might consider adultery to

morally acceptable form of adultery to. The Consequentialist philosophy, on the other

the chances are that she is not benefiting. This in turn, results in the action being

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