Topic: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics – in private and public relationships. Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of Family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.
7. Should circumstances be the sole criterion for judging the morality of human action or the nature of the action and its purpose must also be considered? Explain and Justify your stand with examples. (250 words)
Reference: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
Why the question:
The question is from the subject of ethics, theme- morality.
Key Demand of the question:
Clarify as to how circumstances can often decide morality and that human action also needs to be considered.
Directive:
Explain – Clarify the topic by giving a detailed account as to how and why it occurred, or what is the particular context. You must be defining key terms where ever appropriate, and substantiate with relevant associated facts.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start with the definition of Morality.
Body:
The answer should contain the following parts:
• Identify the elements of human action (nature/object, circumstances, and purpose) that are analyzed for judging the morality of human action.
• Further, explain that though circumstances are a criterion but they are not the sole criterion since the object, as well as, purpose of human action should also be considered in deciding the morality of human action.
• To justify your point, give examples/illustrations to show that circumstances can’t make an action, whose object is bad, ethical, give suitable examples.
Conclusion:
Conclude with significance.
