{"id":3735,"date":"2021-05-26T02:12:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T02:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/moral-act\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T02:12:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T02:12:24","slug":"moral-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/moral-act\/","title":{"rendered":"moral act"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"MoralThe Latin term actus<\/em> came to our language as act<\/strong>. The word can refer to an event or an action. Moral<\/strong>, as an adjective, qualifies what human beings do according to an analysis of their badness or goodness.<\/p>\n

Is named moral act<\/strong> to action<\/strong> that a person develops and that is valued from the plane of ethics<\/strong> (for his rectitude, honesty, etc.). While many actions are neutral<\/strong> for ethics, others may entail a moral assessment<\/strong> since they can be defined as negative or positive according to the effects of the act.<\/p>\n

Suppose a person<\/strong>When it starts to rain, he decides to take refuge under a store sign, which provides protection against the drops. This act has no moral consequence: it cannot be judged as negative or positive. The situation changes if the subject, to find refuge under that poster, pushes an old man who planned to take shelter in the same place. That first action (pushing the old man) leads to the act of taking refuge under the poster being bad from the moral point of view. It is, therefore, a immoral act<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As you can see, the context<\/strong> many times it determines that an act is moral or not. There are also other issues that affect the eventual assessment of the act: if the person understands the consequences of his actions before carrying them out, if he performs them in Liberty<\/strong> or under pressure, etc.<\/p>\n

But a negative attitude carried out directly by the subject is not always necessary for their Actions<\/strong> be judged under the magnifying glass of morality<\/strong>. Consider the case of a person who works in a pet supply store. Selling accessories and food for dogs and cats does not seem to have anything wrong (or good); However, if the owners use part of their income to support a dog fighting business, or if they hide said illegal activity behind a normal and acceptable one, everything changes.<\/p>\n

This shows us that although there are neutral acts, those that cannot be considered good or bad, many times the analysis<\/strong> it depends on the amount of information, since they can hide a facet that satisfies the requirements of moral judgment.<\/p>\n

\"MoralThese nuances are commonplace in judicial processes that seek to solve criminal cases such as murders and rapes, for example, in which the mental health of the accused plays a fundamental role<\/strong>. Although in the eyes of the victim's relatives the aggressor will never be a morally acceptable person, psychology indicates that even the most terrible acts of humanity can be committed involuntarily, because of different disorders<\/strong> such as that of Multiple Personality<\/em> (or Dissociative Identity<\/em>).<\/p>\n

The moral component of acts, on the other hand, is usually reason for discussion<\/strong><\/strong>. A desperate subject who steals to feed his children, does he act good or bad? Is it justified? The valuation of the moral act can vary according to each individual, but the time also influences the judgment: let's not forget that a decade is enough for an indecent outfit to become part of fashion.<\/p>\n

As well as other issues of the subjectivity<\/strong>, the moral act exists as long as a series of requirements are met: someone to judge a certain action; who has the knowledge about the principles to carry out such a judgment; that there is at least one witness to said appraisal. The complexity of ethics is unfathomable, largely because it evolves with each society; different cultures contribute their own points of view, observe and judge reality based on sometimes opposite principles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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