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Finally, it is important to assess the character of the person involved in the action you are considering.
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In addition, it is helpful to assess the consequences of the action, again, as far as they can be known.
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The motive also is important, assuming that we can know someone’s motive.
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Obviously, the action, or behavior, in question needs to be considered.
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Equally if not more important are the virtues that are upheld as morally praiseworthy and as examples to be passed on to our children.
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judgments against theft, the fabric of a peaceable society would soon come unraveled.
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if we didn’t assess injustice as morally wrong or uphold the sacredness of human life or have moral
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In addition, if we didn’t uphold trust and trustworthiness as virtues and didn’t assess fraud as morally wrong, our ability to do business together would be severely restricted.
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For example, if we didn’t assess lying as wrong and didn’t uphold truth telling as a virtue, it wouldn’t be long before meaningful communication would cease to exist, since we couldn’t expect the truth from each other.
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Though we do see many things differently in terms of morality, we also have a reservoir of shared values that enables us to live together peacefully.