Various Theories of Morality

Theories of Morality in Punishment

As a society , we have different responses to treating untoward incidences and behaviors . We have different means in which we sanction or punish the doers of the action yet these mean are all reflected on various theories of morality . Different countries or cultures have different systems of punishment as according to what they conform as morally acceptable to people of their kind . Some sanction death penalty others rehabilitation , imprisonment or other ways like public humiliation and the like

The following are some theories of morality where

such systems of punishments are grounded . Stoicism considers passionate emotions like fear or envy as results of errors in judgment and that a person of moral and intellectual perfection would not have to exhibit such emotions This theory has something to do with giving verdict to people who have committed criminal case . For example , after court hearings , the jury finds that the accused has done the crime while he was not in the proper line of thinking or was insane , the sanction would be different from those who have found guilty of the same crime . The judge might recommend for rehabilitation or medical treatment instead of imprisonment or death penalty that might jeopardize the rationality of the person . Egoism , on the other hand , claims that persons act in response to self-interest That is , the verdict to a case can be motivated by the interest of the jury to satisfy his own self or if he will be benefited from...