Mar 29 2008

Rehan Prins

Journal Entry 6

Posted at 5:50 pm under Morality, Justice and Peace




1. Define the term ‘Moral Maturity.’

Moral Maturity refers to having the correct conscience to make the right decision in life.

2. Discuss the reasons why the 25 year old man mentioned in the article would be regarded as having a lack of moral maturity.

The man in the article would be regarded as having a lack of moral maturity for the following reasons.

Fighting Back: The man had a choice not to fight at the police. He could have just remained calm and not fight back. However because the man responded back with aggression he would face a bigger charge. And he had the nerve to want to get in more trouble which can be described as not having any moral maturity.

Resisting Arrest: When he was chased down by the police the man would have known for sure that he was no hope of escape and could have easily made a choice to surrender.

3. Identify the differences between ‘morality’ and ‘immorality’.

Morality means to make the right or wrong decision based on ones concsience. The meaning of immorality however is to go against the moral rules. The difference between the two is that morality is making a decision based on good morals however immorality is to make decisions based on ones own decisions without thinking of the moral rules.

4. Watch the clip and describe the reasons why Governor Spitzer’s actions would be regarded as ‘immoral’.

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