Friday, October 12, 2018

Moral Rights versus Moral Duties

It is popularly stated, to be fed, clothed, housed, (medically) treated and schooled are a person's moral rights, of course among other rights. If accepted as moral rights, then prerequisite are a person's moral duties to feed, clothe, house, (medically) treat and school, of course among other duties.

Immediately,there rises a logical, practical conflict, for the same person cannot claim moral rights while obligated with prerequisite moral duties. Can a person requiring to be fed, clothed, housed, treated and schooled, at the same time feed, clothe, house, treat and school another person? Of course not!. In order a person to feed, clothe, house, treat and school another person, the former must first feed, clothe, house, treat and school him/herself before doing the same for the latter.

Necessitating the uncomfortable clarification; the aforementioned moral rights cannot be claimed universally, just as the aforementioned moral duties cannot be obligated universally. To reiterate, these moral rights cannot be afforded to every person, while the prerequisite moral duties cannot be expected of every person. Consequently, these considerations require further questions; who have rights, who have duties, and who decides....(more to come).

Note:
By some of these posts, you are reading drafts for my follow-up book; More Proems & Poems on the Peculiar Human Ability to Reason, Singular Human Right to Consent & Other Neglected Matters.

Come let us Reason (Is 1:18). Peace is always a Choice (Mt 5:9).

Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath (2 Tm 2:15 / Cl 3:23).
   


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