Please someone help with this philosophy question please?

Question

Absolute moral rules have no place in personal (sexual) relationships. Discuss
We were told to mention the views of utilitarianism, natural law, situation ethics, ECT...

Answer 1

As people say, you will have to answer this question for yourself.

It has two parts:-
1. Are there absolute moral rules. Who has suggested there are such rules, and what are they? And who denies that there are such rules, and for what reasons?
2. If there are no absolute moral rules, obviously they have no place in personal relationships. If there are such rules, how do they apply to the sort of personal relationships you are being asked about, and do they apply to other sorts of relationship in the same way?

In principle, you are being asked a huge question which you could address in the context of many different ethical theories. You had better stick to two or three that your teacher expects - utilitarianism, natural law and situation ethics cover more than enough ground. It will do no harm to make clear in your answer that you are being selective: better to cover a few relevant theories well rather than many badly.

Incidentally, Kant is a key thinker in this area as well as ones like Aquinas and Dworkin that have already been mentioned to you, although whether Kant's ideas can be done justice in an essay along the lines you appear to envisage is another matter. The same can be said about the ancient Greek philosophers, Aristotle and Plato.

Never forget that in a philosophy essay you will be, or at least should be, judged as much for the quality of your arguments as the conclusions you reach.

Answer 2

Sure. Absolute moral rules have no place in personal (sexual) relationships.

Because once absolute moral rules are stipulated for personal (sexual) relationships, they are absolute and imperative. However, personal (sexual) relationships are complex and capricious.Thus, according to the law of the nature, absolute rules are impossible.

According to utilitarianism, to struggle for the best results is what people ahould do. Why need people place absolute moral rules
in personal (sexual) relationships?It's asking for trouble.

Answer 3

Try looking up the following names using a search engine and see what comes up:

Thomas Aquinas
Dworkin
Hart

Looking up anything in the library/on line to do with theEnglish Legal System will help with a view on natural law and utilitarianism, if you want to come at it from a different angle. Might get you a better mark!

Answer 4

Absolute moral rules in sexual relationships can cause trouble with the interpersonal relationship outside of the bedroom.
Creating any form of absolute moral rule, limits those involved and can cause physcological harm to the participants if not constructed in a very careful and well thought out way.
It requires individuals to be able to stipulate seperate rules both in and outside the bedroom and behave accordingly.
Check out feminist philosophical theories, and topics like philosophy of sexual perversion and lesbian sado-masochism in a search engine, google scholar may help.
good luck

Answer 5

moral rules are found to curb and organize the impulsive desires we have ......it means that rules are limits and red lines against what human really want to do ...and as it is constraining so humans tend to ignore it consciously or subconsciously ....

utilitarianism
The ethical theory proposed by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill that all action should be directed toward achieving the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people
natural laws
A law or body of laws that derives from nature and is believed to be binding upon human actions apart from or in conjunction with laws established by human authority.
situation ethics
A system of ethics that evaluates acts in light of their situational context rather than by the application of moral absolutes.

Answer 6

Morality is a very personal thing.
Having discussed things with female friends, I know that I have chosen to do things that they have been forced to do and yet I still consider myself to be moral.
In life we choose our own code of conduct in sexual matters. I refuse to be tied down by a set of implied rules and although it may go against the grain, I have broken no laws. The "Christian clique" may disagree though.

Answer 7

There is no way you would have been set a question like this without some lectures/tutorials and pointers with the reading. Hmmmm. Check your notes or borrow someone else's. Sorry. I have been in your position. I headed straight for the library!

Answer 8

Just do your course work yourself.

You will only be cheating yourself if we help you and you will be far more satisfied if you put the work in yourself.

Answer 9

write your own essays