... classified as moral or immoral. Some of it non moral ,or social, having to do with manners or etiquette, which is essentially a matter of taste rather than right or wrong. Law: Natural moral laws prescribe how human beings in nature should/ought to behave or not to behave. E.g.: Homosexuality- unnatural' or against the laws of nature'. The man made ... law-provides a series of public statements-a legal code, or system of dos and don'ts to guide humans in their behavior and to protect them from doing harm to persons and ... properties. But what id moral is not necessarily, legal and vic...

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... society that has institutions that prevents one from being taken seriously on the basis of their membership in a group (i.e. as a black person, as a woman...) is an unjust society to that extent. - Porn causes women to be taken less seriously: hence, porn silences women. - Points out that the courts agree that porn can/does cause ... Gommorah', with little or no character, left to make democracy what it need be: an institution full of people with respect for one another and for the law and for decency. - Tries to argue (I think this is ridiculous, personally) that he is against governmen...

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... what he saw as an "unjust" as well as what he felt a "just" law was. The most important point that both men made regarding law was that "just" laws should definitely be obeyed, where "unjust" laws must be disobeyed. They felt it was every person's moral obligation, whether they were the minority or not, to stand up to the "unjust" law and take action themselves. Justice ... , over human history, has had an infinite number of definitions. Both King and Thoreau had very similar views on what justice is. They break justice into two categories, "unjust" and "just" laws. Justice, they feel, i...

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... a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that "an unjust law is no law at all."" His argument states clearly that laws are a black and white matter. There is no such thing as a neutral law; laws can only affect a country in either positive or negative ways. He states that not ... from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection." Apathy and half-hearted support in all social cases is just as harmful as creating an unjust law becaus...

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... if there were a society that had a deficiency of all things necessary. According to Thrasymachus" idea on justice the stronger or ruling class should be the beneficiary of justice. So say a law is passed that the ruling class be given an excess of the things they need. This would leave little or none for the lesser people so the justice is not ... the laws from the society lacking necessities. The laws there are instated for the good of the stronger. Morally the only way it would be okay to act unjust would be if the unjust act were to benefit the stronger more than remaining just. (Pla...

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... argument, The Apology and The Crito. Issues that I will base my argument on are the important questions of Truth, Justice, Death and State Law. In The Apology, Socrates sets about on a course to instil his moral mission. He seems much less concerned with the offering of an impressive ... unjust or just. He proclaims in "no circumstance must one do wrong one must not even do wrong when one is wronged". (48c) Another idealistic stance when viewed through the harsh realities if our times. If everyone adopted this particular Socratic line, society would doubtless have little to worry it. For...

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... co-operation and voluntary trade. Furthermore, if there is any action that violates the consent of any man ( by force or fraud ), it is immoral and should be punishable by law. The physical force can be applied in situations when one is protecting or defending one's life, liberty or property. Man's rights of life, liberty ( including the liberty to justly acquire ... justified as necessary and indispensable when the protection of individual rights is concerned. The rights of individuals can be protected by the police, law courts, and the national defence forces. Other actions led by the...

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... but always as a means to an end. He also believes that there can be no exceptions to moral rules. This comes from the theory of the universal law, which says that an action is only moral if the reason for performing it could be a reason everyone could have (ICE). Kant's moral theory and ... in different ways. Kant says that an act is considered moral if it's done for the sake of duty and if it can be a universal law. If one completes an action based on their duty to perform, they do the right thing because it is what they feel they ought to do ... action which benefits the individual b...

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... does not try to take over the function of any other class. The Declaration of Independence and the Bill of rights, which guaranteed each one the equal freedom before the law, gave us the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit if happiness, its the fundamental principles of our political system. We go by the laws that the government sets and ... . We must keep in mind and conform to the laws of nature before trying to define what is just. For example, someone who believes that working to buy food is unjust and so does not work, then he will starve. He did not conform to the highest form ...

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... actions of others that people determine the true meaning of the Commandments to their own benefit. The Unjust, a passage from the Koran, the Islamic scripture, also tells us that we should follow the law of the Creator or be punished. This particular passage puts more emphasis on an active and angry ... set what we believe. We must use logic and reason to determine what is "right", and can use logic through wisdom. Kant says that every practical law has behind it a reason which is for "good" in some form. These practical laws are those which are logical, as he puts it, a ... categorica...

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... actions of others that people determine the true meaning of the Commandments to their own benefit. The Unjust, a passage from the Koran, the Islamic scripture, also tells us that we should follow the law of the Creator or be punished. This particular passage puts more emphasis on an active and angry ... set what we believe. We must use logic and reason to determine what is "right", and can use logic through wisdom. Kant says that every practical law has behind it a reason which is for "good" in some form. These practical laws are those which are logical, as he puts it, a ... categorica...

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... is legitimate. However, a deeper analysis reveals the more complex equation. A moral agent is incapable of limiting their own liberty or freedom (for the time being the terms are equivocal) to law or another agent. J.S. Mill posits this in his theoretical application of the Harm Principle. Of course, it is somewhat pedestrian to refute Kant with Mill but in this particular situation ... inherent contradiction. The self-imposed and absolute limitation of liberty creates a blind allegiance to laws created or dictated by fallible humans. Without the power to challenge law, whether moral or...

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... choose, and the mutual respect of other people's right to choose based in their own beliefs which makes picking and finding one single, moral, and ethical law to govern any situation a difficult task. Too often people see morality and ethics as a clear cut black and white issue, but I feel that the ... ideal, and create a productive and good place for all people to live. The problem is that there is no great consensus on what this ideal law is, and until we reach that point, we must fall back on trusting that other people's ethics and morality are just as valid as our own ... proof. The...

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... strongly in the individual. He has confidence that individuals will act appropriately if not restrained by society. This propels his accusation that it must be a violation of conscience to break a law. He argues that justice must be pushed to its limits to truly establish laws. Laws should be a reflection of morals, rather than fences placed down by society. That is why ... laws must be broken in order to establish whether laws are good or bad. Thoreau writes that, "law is unjust because it violates justice, and you must break it to make a moral statement." Once a law-breaking act is do...

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... exemplary to the people: to the society. Therefore, if society are being thought about the virtues and the understanding of the rules of propriety, they would avoid unjust activities and activities that goes against law which may conclude to punishment. Moreover, if the people are not being governed by a ruler/superior man with perfect virtues: the state/government may result to force ... ...

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