Introduction
The development of moral reasoning comes from defining such categories as right and wrong. It emerges after a long period of reasoning about the relationship between acts and their consequences, which anchors patterns of ethical behavior.
Discussion
Moral reasoning begins with accepting others’ moral habits and rules and simply dividing things into good and bad. Then comes the stage of evaluating social rules, during which we learn to establish relationships and determine why specific actions entail positive and negative reactions. Finally, individual perceptions of ethics and morality are formed based on personal experiences and perceptions of justice, individual rights, and the laws of society (Killen & Dahl, 2021). As a result, the individual develops a moral code that guides him or her in making morally tricky decisions and in daily life.
The practical application of moral reasoning in life is found in resolving urgent ethical dilemmas, opinions about which are formed based on lived experience. For example, I believe that the right to life is a fundamental human right, so only the individual should decide how to deal with it. Based on this moral rule, I advocate medical euthanasia, which ends a person’s life at his or her own will.
Conclusion
From the point of view of public morality, it is still murder, which should not be taken positively. From another point of view, it is a person’s choice to continue living or not because the conditions of his existence cause him pain. I place his desire above public morality because I do not have the right to dispose of someone else’s life intentionally – I can only do no harm to it and respect someone else’s right to life.
Reference
Killen, M., & Dahl, A. (2021). Moral reasoning enables developmental and societal change. Perspectives on Psychological Science: A Journal of the Association for Psychological Science, 16(6), 1209–1225. Web.