Good Morality

Morality

The quality or fact of conforming to or deriving from right ideals of human conduct.

Quality

Implies a standard or norm by which we meausre or judge an action.

Standard

Level or quality that is considered acceptable, usual, or expected.

Norm

Typical, common, or accepted in a group or society.

Conduct

Refers to human being’s action.

Conscience

The power to judge whether something is good or bad.

SUBJECT - intent

Why the agent does the act—what end or goal he or she seeks. Purpose, motive, or subjective aim.

Circumstance

Conditions surrounding the act; An increase or decrease the moral responsibility or gravity of an act; they can aggravate or mitigate, but they cannot change an intrinsically evil act into a good one.

Object

What the agent does. It is the action in itself.

Fear-centered

Motivation by fear: fear of punishment, fear of consequences, fear of judgement of retribution.

Pity-centered

Motivation by compassio, empathy, pity, or sympathy for others’ suffering.

Principle-centered

Motivation by principle, duty, moral law, or commitment to justice/truth, regardless of one’s emotions or personal danger.

Faith-centered

Motivation by faith, divine love, union with God, supernatural motive, hope, or spiritual conviction.

Freedom

The ability to say yes or no to the choices life presents.

Internal freedom

Freedom to become what you want to become.

External freedom

Freedom to do what you want to do.