Moral theories give us a reasonable criteria for making moral judgments and assessments of decisions and actions. There is, however, one difficulty with the approach of moral reasoning strictly from the "moral theories" approach: Despite their knowledge of ethical theories, intelligent, reasonable people make moral mistakes. These errors can not be attributed solely to ignorance or insensitivity, or even a weakness of character, but rather a lack of moral imagination. Moral judgments are related fragile balance of context, assessment, prediction of moral standards, and imagination. The core of this process is a highly moral imagination that sees the nuances of the situation, the problems of the scope or scheme, in which the events embedded, and imagine how it might be different. "Hide
by Patricia H Werhane, 5 pages. Publication Date: January 22, 1997. Prod. #: UV1827-PDF-ENG
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