Definition Essay: What Makes Wrong Actions Wrong?
What makes wrong actions wrong? In my opinion, an action is wrong if and only if its final consequence has a harmful impact on the interest of majority. Maybe like some others, at first, I felt as long as the final consequence has a harmful impact on the interest of any individual, then it must be a wrong action. Then I realized that there are lots of exceptions that contradict to this conclusion. To find out the common point of these exceptions, let’s analyze some cases that are usually regarded as relatively ‘wrong actions’. First, let’s say stealing. Some people may think that no matter what is the purpose, stealing is always not a right action. However, there are some exceptions. For instance, if the spy from the
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If the wrong actions are only those harm the interest of majority, then all the actions that harm the minority is not wrong? For example, in some racial issue, is it a right action that the so-called majority tried to eject or harm those less dominant racial group? Admittedly, on the surface, based on my conclusion, it seems that harming the less dominant racial group is not a wrong action. Nonetheless, it’s not the case. The biggest mistake there is that harming the non-dominant racial groups is NOT an action that benefits the so-called majority. Human beings, with any race, gender, culture and so on, are all equally valuable. Although the non-dominant racial groups are not the majority in racial level, they can create great value to the whole society. In other words, the existence of the minority racial groups is actually benefitting the lives and interests of the majority. If some ones who tried to eject or harm the minority group, they are, in fact, harming the interest of the whole society, the public goods. Therefore, considering the greater interests of the whole society, the majority of majority, harming the less-dominant racial group is absolutely a wrong
If the wrong actions are only those harm the interest of majority, then all the actions that harm the minority is not wrong? For example, in some racial issue, is it a right action that the so-called majority tried to eject or harm those less dominant racial group? Admittedly, on the surface, based on my conclusion, it seems that harming the less dominant racial group is not a wrong action. Nonetheless, it’s not the case. The biggest mistake there is that harming the non-dominant racial groups is NOT an action that benefits the so-called majority. Human beings, with any race, gender, culture and so on, are all equally valuable. Although the non-dominant racial groups are not the majority in racial level, they can create great value to the whole society. In other words, the existence of the minority racial groups is actually benefitting the lives and interests of the majority. If some ones who tried to eject or harm the minority group, they are, in fact, harming the interest of the whole society, the public goods. Therefore, considering the greater interests of the whole society, the majority of majority, harming the less-dominant racial group is absolutely a wrong