#o hey since it's on the same general subject. fUCK KANT ALL MY HOMIES HATE IMMANUEL KANT

[guiltyidealist]

Ethics PSA

"Morally/ethically right" means you are OBLIGATED to do it. NOT doing it is WRONG

Amoral means it is fine, permissible, as it has no moral bearing-- it carries no moral weight

"Morally/ethically wrong" or "immoral/unethical" means you are obligated NOT to do it. NOT doing it is RIGHT

Supererogatory behavior is above and beyond moral expectations, like charging into a fire to save a baby; you aren't REQUIRED or OBLIGATED to do it, but doing so is heroic and morally positive!

You probably didn't mean that people have an ethical obligation to steal from corporations, when you said "stealing from corporations is morally right," but that's what the language conveys in philosophy.

Even Robin-hooding isn't "morally right", because we don't hold people to a standard that they MUST do it* in order to be good, ethical citizens. Robin-hooding is supererogatory behavior*-- no one HAS to do it, but it is an outstanding act of heroism which reflects positively upon your character should you do it.

A corporation's actions are unethical*. They are abusive, coercive, deceitful, forceful, and everything in between. They violate autonomy and the right to live, and that's wrong.

Drawing a dog is amoral, just not connected to your character. Neither "the right" nor "the wrong" thing to do.

Side note: also, morality and ethics are not the same but, since they are very close, I regularly use them interchangeably to reduce excessive repetition