"Man is moral, because he is rational"---M.N.ROY. do you agree with this statement?

Answer 1

No, all men and women are rational human beings but many are immoral. Freedom of choice through your gift of conscience decides if you want to be moral or not. Your choice.

Answer 2

I think I agree, so long as we don't take it to mean that all men (or all people) subscribe to a certain moral code. What this quote means to me is that morality cannot come into play without the ability to think rationally. Simple instinctive reaction to stimulus is not rational, and even if the reaction would be called "good" by someone, it is not a moral act.

"Rational" here also means something a little different than what some answerers have implied. It does not mean "acting according to the norms of society" or "acting sensibly." It simply means possessing the ability to think and decide to do something. If the thought process involves inaccurate premises or a lack of long-term planning, this does not make a person irrational. It may mean the person is not making a wise decision, but the person is still using thought processes to make his/her decision.

A restatement of the quote, then, would be that the ability to reason is what allows men (or people) to be moral or immoral. With this, I agree.

Answer 3

What he meant was that the possibility of being moral only exist due to our capacity to be rational. Morality, although based in perspective, needs rational steps as structure. I tend to not fully agree with M. N. Roy...
Because, in moral questions, many aspects depend too deeply on values which can be biased on personal experiences. These experiences include, but are not limited to, the social and/or economic status, political beliefs, and other more specific events. Also, some animals seam to act in moral aspects... thus, some sense of morality is not exclusive to the so called "rational animals"! Not to say some animals don't display aspects of reasoning...

Answer 4

I don't know. It implies that morality stems from rationality, maybe its the other way around. Savages can at any moment behave in a moral manner, even animals a certain moments may behave in moral manners (like adopting a baby from a different species), but neither just act rational out of the blue. It seems more likely to me that repeated moral behaviors have led us to the peace and freedom to explore great rational thought. -this would be supported in Maslow's hierarchy of needs- learning requires needs to be met, morality (like in the basic level) is needed to first met these needs, where then learning and the development of rational thought can grow.

Answer 5

A rational people will know moral is a believe and act only. A rational people will only be moral when it is beneficial. So if 'Man is moral (all the time)', he can't be rational.

Answer 6

Yes because rationality and morality are both arbitrary sets of expectations set up by men. Therefore it's reasonable to believe that they meet their own standards since they are arbitrary to begin with.

Answer 7

nah!!! i know too many rational people with no scruples and too many irrational people as moral as the day is long.

that doesn't disprove the existence of rational people with morals or irrational people with no morals.

which came first? the apple or the seed

have a great day. this was fun.

Answer 8

No, because that implies that you are immoral if you are irrational. You can be irrational without breaking anyones moral codes. Like wise, I can make rational judgements that to some may be considered immoral.

Example: It would be irrational to move out on your own at 14 with no means to support yourself, but the act in and of itself is not immoral.

Answer 9

not everyone is moral and not everyone is rational. However, man is more rational than the other.

Answer 10

No. Man(and woman) is moral because they have a medial prefrontal cortex. Its the part of the brain that allows us to imagine ourselves in someone elses situation.