Notes in Ethics: 7 Characteristics of a Good Moral Theory 1. A good ethical theory is able to satisfactorily explain why people experience a sense of moral obligation. 2. It is able to account for the moral obligations’ “binding force” and “overriding character.” 3. The worldview endorsed by a good moral theory is capable of accounting for the moral accountability in ethics. (For, otherwise, morality would just be like promulgating a strict state law but without real sanction or punishment for the offenders. In such a condition, there would be no essential difference between following and transgressing the law.) 4. A sensible moral theory is able to explain why it is wrong to just live for self-interest just as we please—why even a powerful person must not ignore the dictates of morality and live in pure self-indulgence. 5. It is able to satisfactorily justify why acts of self-sacrifice and heroism matter in morality. 6. It is able to justify that virtues, such as that of compassion and kindness, are not mere hollow abstractions. 7. A good moral theory does not endorse a relative, self-chosen, flexible morality that one can adjust at will. Note to the users: Please comment on this, "GENERALLY SPEAKING, PEOPLE HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MORAL LAW". Agree or Disagree, Why?
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