RE: Not A Poll: Does Motivation Affect Morality?
May 8, 2016 at 10:14 am
(This post was last modified: May 8, 2016 at 10:15 am by Edwardo Piet.)
Who produces the best long term consequences has done the most moral good through moral acts, but who has the best intentions is a better person and is almost certainly more likely to actually be the person who does the most moral good through moral acts in the long run -- most of the time good people do good things and bad people do bad things, not always but intentions matter.
John is a better person than James, but in the short term caused less ethically good consequences, but still ethically good.
Susan and Brenda both caused clearly good consequences, but there is also evidence of Brenda's selflessness, whereas I would say there is no evidence either way for Susan.
-Hammy
John is a better person than James, but in the short term caused less ethically good consequences, but still ethically good.
Susan and Brenda both caused clearly good consequences, but there is also evidence of Brenda's selflessness, whereas I would say there is no evidence either way for Susan.
-Hammy
