Morality and Ethical Sense

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In this article, the writer discusses that when morality and ethical sense are the pre-requisites for making a decision, most people would like to believe that they would opt for what is in the general interest of the greatest number of people. However, the writer expresses doubt that this is actually what happens. The writer ntoes that people with basic moral sense are also guided by self-interest and self-love and they might choose something that appears to be in their interest. But there is a major mistake they make. The writer maintains that the mistake as most people would think does not lie in making a selfish choice, but it actually lies in not recognizing their own real interest. This paper is written from a personal point of view.

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"When you have to make a decision that you know would benefit you and is in your interest, it becomes extremely easy to make it. The only problem is recognizing what is in our real interest. I discussed the offer with my well-wishers and found that while apparently the offer was appealing, it had never been in my interest. True, I could help in improving sales and could even be financially free for life, but the human cost of my actions would have never allowed me to enjoy my success. If you know that you must sacrifice the lives of 100,000 people in order to enjoy few great dinners and lunches, do you honestly believe you would be able to even utter the word enjoy, let alone actually have fun?"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Richard Garrett, THE GOLDEN RULE. Presented to The Starr King School for the Ministry, University of California at Berkeley April 12, 2002
• Mill, John Stuart. Excerpts from "Utilitarianism" in Philosophical Problems, an annotated anthology by Laurence BonJour and Ann Baker, editors, Pearson education (2005)

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