Moral Dilemmas, Moral Weakness and Deception

Abstract

Ethical theories in the Western tradition have been confronted with the task of managing moral dilemmas during recent decades. With the development of technology and changes in socio-economic context, consequences of actions have become complex. During the time that the great classical ethical traditions existed, especially when the ethical traditions of the great religions emerged, complexities like genetic engineering, prolongation of life by expensive life-support systems, population problems, homosexual marriages, and the management of terrorism were not live concerns.