Ethical Perspectives: Absolute Morality and the September 11 Attacks

This essay delves into the ethical issues surrounding the 9/11 attacks, examining the concepts of absolute morality, ethical relativism, and ethical pluralism. It discusses how the attacks represent a clash of moral beliefs, highlighting the tension between tolerance and justice. The essay analyzes the event's impact on ethical norms, values, and philosophies, concluding that the attacks were an unethical activity resulting in significant societal and economic consequences. It emphasizes the importance of adhering to ethical norms for sound decision-making and the overall well-being of society and culture. Desklib provides a platform for students to access similar solved assignments and past papers.

2/19/2019
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Ethical Issues
Absolute Morality and 9/11
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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Absolute Morality and 9/11.............................................................................................................3
Overview:.....................................................................................................................................3
Ethical Relativism:.......................................................................................................................3
Ethical Absolutism:......................................................................................................................3
Ethical Pluralism:.........................................................................................................................4
Issues:...........................................................................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
Ethics derived from Greek word ‘Ethos’ which means custom or character. Ethics refers
identification of action whether it is right or wrong. This report is about attack of 9/11 which
happened in New York at World Trade Centre (Quay & Damico, 2017). This attack leads to
immoral action, lacks of ethical philosophes, justice and imperialism. This report contains ethical
principles, moral and immoral action which describes rightness or wrongness of action.

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Absolute Morality and 9/11
Overview:
9/11 attack is a biggest attack in the history of New York. On September 11 Rudy
Giuliani attacks happened on the World Trade Centre, New York. On September 11, hijackers
hijack four aeroplanes, five hijackers crashed four flight on towers. This attack was the reason of
deaths of around 3000 people and over 6000 people were injured. This incident is not morally
acceptable as this incident hurts moral justice, beliefs and ethical philosophies. Tolerance lead to
immoral acts and diverse ethical practices. Ethics Relativism, Absolutism and Pluralism are three
attributes of ethics. Ethical theory refers norms of culture which states rightness or wrongness of
action. Terrorist attack is against the norms of ethics and society.
Ethical Relativism:
Ethical Relativism refers morality which describes customs of a culture which describes
whether an action is right or wrong. An action can be moral for one but immoral for another one.
Terrorist attack is ethical for terrorist but for society it is unethical and immoral. Ethical
relativism help to discover blind spots of our own culture (Westermarck, 2017).
Ethical Absolutism:
Ethical Absolutism is a moral opinion that highlight all actions are morally incorrect,
even if it is done for the welfare of others. According to Martin Luther King’s belief, every
human has rights and culture should recognize these rights. Truth of equality is a major concept
which recognize what is right and what is wrong. If culture is not accepting these rights, culture
need to change their theory (Kolb, 2018).

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Ethical Pluralism:
Ethical Pluralism theory states that your own norms can be incompatible with the norms
of society. It is a normative theory which compacts with the structure of moral theories. It also
states rightness or wrongness of action (Hinman, 2012).

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Issues:
Euro centrism, Cultural and Imperialism are judgmental terms which helps to
presumptuousness of our own unchallenged standards. These words are worldwide influenced
towards western evolution. Another main reason is maintaining balance between tolerance and
justice. Diverse moral beliefs, different religions, political perspectives and capitalist atheistic
power are the issues which involved in the case as discussed above. One of another reason is that
we did not respect the beliefs of society which initiate immoral actions and unethical conducts.
Most of the people think that they are more ethical, judgmental and impartial than others.
Terrorist attack on New York was one of the biggest example regarding this. According to
terrorist their action is justified but it is morally incorrect and harmful to society. This unethical
activity leads to numerous deaths of people and it also responsible for damage of property.

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Conclusion
Ethical decisions were made on norms, values, philosophies and beliefs. Terrorist attack
is an unethical activity. This activity is not tolerable and it leads to judgmental without thinking
about others. Ethical concept describes that intention behind action highlights involvement of
quantum of rightness or wrongness of action. 9/11 terrorist attack was one of the serious
coordinated terrorist attack. Thus, it is concluded that this action involves unethical standards,
norms and immoral practices. There are so many ethical issues in this incident which let suffers
the society, nation and whole economy. It is also further concluded that follow up of ethical
norms leads to good decision making and beneficial for society culture.

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References
Hinman, L. (2012). Ethics: A Pluralistic Approach to Moral Theory. United States: Cengage
Learning.
Kolb, R. (2018). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society. United States: SAGE
Publications.
Quay, S. & Damico, A. (2017). September 11 in Popular culture: A Guide. New York:
Greenwood.
Westermarck, E. (2017). Ethical Relativity. New York: Routledge.