Does reason negate morality?

Question

What is your opinion when it comes to ethics? Do you think universal absolutes exist in morallity(Kant) or is reason the one true virtue?

This prob doesnt make sense, if not ill try to add more.

Answer 1

Sometimes, we have to shun ethics and morals in order to make the most reasonable solution. Ethics and morals are results of our upbringing and personal life experiences. Every once in a while, we get hit with a situation that we're not prepared for or know deep down that the answer isn't necessarily the one we'd like it to be... but is the ultimate best for all involved.

Answer 2

I would say reasoning is used to answer the question of morality. Morality is a collective of what a group (such as society)deems appropriate. Lets say for example, you have a client that you know is guilty of a crime, however, your morals (which you have learned from society, parents, education, etc.) would say that you should not represent this client. However, your ethics in law state that you are obligated to represent your client to the fullest extent of the law. The dilemma you have is should you virtues make the decision against your ethics. The answer is your morals nor your virtue should make the decision. Your ethical obligation makes the decision. Just because you believe in something, does not mean it is divine. Nor should you base your decisions always on morality. Morality is a polled majority means of thinking. It is not individual. It is collective. Your morals may differ from another person, however, you may have some that are in common with one another.
See my point?

Answer 3

It appears that each moment is brand new, never having happened before. Therefore, it would seem that the dynamics of each moment dictate the ethics required rather than there being universal absolutes. The universal required is to pay attention to what is so that you may see what needs to be done in this moment. In this moment you need to turn right, while in the next you may need to turn left. Otherwise, you might "drive off the road." Observation of nature inspires good reasoning. What is moral could be said to be what is "seen" to be right.

Answer 4

Even Kant had to posit a replacement for the godhead that his philosophy seemed to deem out side of human affairs...
Ethical considerations have been an intellectual, spiritual, socio-economic problem from -almost literally-day one......

Universal absolutes don't exist without positing a universal, absolute being...so religion reappears under any number of titles, substitute ideas for a godhead...
Reason can be flawed...if the a priori assumptions are invalid, the results...no matter how reasonable they are...are invalid


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Answer 5

I think you do not know the difference between ethics and morals. Morals are a very personal thing between you and your god, ethics is the social interactions of people.

I do not see how reason could negate either morals or ethics. Although reason could be used to ignore your morals or ethics, as in you could reason yourself justified in an action you would normally think ran contrary to your normal moral values or ethic values. We call this rationalization.

Answer 6

I believe that if someone, or something, tells you something is right then reason can tell you if they are right or wrong. There is black and white and there are also shades of grey. If you want to check how something could be right put yourself in the place of who it will be affecting. Right and wrong are governed by the affect actions and decisions have on other people and yourself. It's about consequences. If you would not want to be somone else as a result of an action, don't do it.

Answer 7

Ethics is based upon what is excepted by society, so opinions is all you have, but a more direct question would help really answer what my opinion is on ethics. For your 2nd question. Are you asking for morality or mortality? That qustion didn't make sense, sounds cool ,but no sense-

Answer 8

There are no absolutes. Morality is a concept with a wide degree of interdependent variables.

Reason can only be described by perception.

Answer 9

morality is a state of existence that denotes sobriety of mind, body and actions but with a religious twist... doing those things for reasons of holiness and godliness. reason is existance taken personally. it is posible to live reasonably and still live by your morals but lets say you got drafted into an army and thrown into a war... your morality tells you not to kill another man but your reason tells you to kill or be killed... its all dependant on your own particular situation and has no singular awnser.

Answer 10

reason is morality. most believe morality has something to do with religion but that's not the case.