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Philosophy 231 The Big Questions

Question 7) What a!es an a"tion orally goo#$

There are any things that%s a!e an a"tion orally goo#& an# upon rea#ing one o' any

rea#ings (y anuel *ant+ I realize# that that e,en though there are any things that a!e an

a"t orally goo#& that there is only one oent -hen a"tion is orally goo# -ithout e."eption+

There -as this philosopher -hose one o' his points -as ho- an a"tion is goo# -hen it%s

a""ept an# (ring the a.iu happiness to the a.iu aount o' people+ This relates to a

tie in y li'e -here& -hat -oul# a!e an a"tion orally goo# -oul# #epen# i' it%s a""epte#

an# ,ie-s as goo# (y the aority o' people+ I al-ays thought a(out this (ut to an e.tent+ 0or

e.aple& (e'ore -hen I -as 17& I -as going out -ith a girl -hose ethni"ity -as #i''erent 'ro

y o-n+ When y 'aily 'oun# out I -as #ating her they starte# to 'rea!& saying all (la"!

people are this an# that (lah (lah (lah+ o i' I !ept seeing her& y -hole 'aily -oul# (e against

it& an# it -oul# also (e as i' I a not 'ollo-ing the rules they+ I !ne- this in#set o' theirs -as

stupi# an# not right& (ut this #espite y opinion& I stoppe# seeing her ust to !eep e,eryone

happy+

Culture is also one o' the 'a"tors that shoul#n%t ha,e that u"h o' e''e"t on -hat is

"onsi#ere# a orally goo# a"tion goo#& (ut un'ortunately it #oes+ ne o' y 'rien#s tol# e that

in his #esi "ulture& one "an arry an# ha,e 4 -i,es& an# it%s also goo# an# a""epte# 'or hus(an#s

to hit their -i,es -hen they #on%t o(ey the+ This is ainly (e"ause -hen they get arrie#& he

apparently o-ns her& an# she "an%t #o anything (e"ause the "ulture she -as raise# says that the

an is al-ays right in the relationship ore or less+ This alone is so -rong& an# shoul# ne,er (e



this -ay it%s a stupi# an# in#less entality people ha,e+ In -hat -orl# is it o!ay to hit a

-oan& an# ho- #o you #egra#e her e.isten"e as a person ust (e"ause she%s a -oan& as she%s

ust here to ser,e en an# that%s her purpose+ This alone& sho-s ho- "ulture plays a (ig rule in

li'e a"tions an# #e"isions -hether they are orally right or -rong ust (e"ause the "ulture says

it%s -rong+ That shoul# ne,er (e -hat it%s (ase# on& (e"ause the aority are not al-ays right&

an# anyone -ith a "lear in#set -oul# see it%s -rong to a!e it a (ase "ase+

0or uite soe tie& I -oul# usually say -hat a!es an a"tion goo# -oul# (e i' (oth

si#es are happy a(out it+ What I ean is that& i' you thin! its o! to #o soething an# thin! other

people -oul# agree -ith -hat you #o is 'ine& then the a"tion -oul# (e a goo# a"tion+ r an

a"tion orally goo# is -hen not only you try to help soeone else -ith goo# intentions (ut also

!no-ing that your help -ill (e a(le to (ene'it the #o-n the line or in the 'uture+ s the saying

goes 5you -ant to treat others the sae -ay as you -oul# -ant to (e treate#+ 0or e.aple& I -as

taught that -hene,er you see soe(o#y else as!ing 'or soething to eat you ne,er #eny the

'oo# (e"ause you ne,er !no- -hen a point in tie -ill "oe in your li'e you -here you "oul#

(e in the sae position or in their sae shoes an# you -oul# nee# a helping han#+ I' e,eryone

-oul# e.er"ise this it -oul# a!e the -orl# a (etter pla"e (e"ause not only -oul# -e (e

#e'eating hunger (ut also -e -oul# (e "reating a (etter pla"e 'or us to li,e in a pla"e -here

e,ery(o#y is 'ille# -ith goo# intentions+ 6o-e,er& un'ortunately -e li,e in a -orl# -here ost

o' the population -oul# not #o you any goo# a"tion -ithout e.pe"ting soething in return or

e.pe"ting soething that -oul# (ene'it the in any-ay+

pon rea#ing the te.t& I noti"e# ho- siilar y thin!ing -as "opare# to *ant%s+ In one

o' the te.ts& it e.plains ho- the only 'a"tor that a!es an a"tion goo# is goo# -ill+ In the rea#ing

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