For proper coexistence between people in the society, morality is one of the most important aspects to consider, and it is for this reason that it is universal and an expectation in every society regardless of the race, religious affiliations, belief or culture. Maintaining good morals is not only important inn relating with the people coexisting with a person, but also it is important to ensure that the person coexists well with himself. This is to mean that the person maintains his dignity, self-worth and respect through the values that he portrays to others in the society (Joyce, 2007, p. 16).
Various scholars for example William David Ross have tried ranking moral valued in the way that mankind should follow and observe them. However, the non-consequential theory maintains and explains that morality should not follow any defined order, and this is true because a person’s moral makeup is made up of various values that he/she possesses, and each of this value has to coexist with the others to make up a morally upright person. According to Mr. Ross for example, every person should behave in the line of his agreement and planned course of action, and this according to the scholar is one of the most important principles to observe.
This principle may not be applicable in every situation. For example, if the individual’s plan of action is not acceptable in the society which he lives, it will definitely be a bother to society members, and this will definitely result to poor coexistence with them. For this reason therefore, it is important to observe all the moral principles expected and acceptable in the society without having to arrange them in a defined chronological order, since all of them are interrelated and are dependant of each other.
References
Joyce, R. (2007). The Evolution of Morality (Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology). Bradford: Bradford Books.
