What is the Role of Emotion in Determining What is Morally Correct?
To what extent are emotions or feelings important to a moral system? Does reliance on emotion to determine what is morally correct result in inconsistency? How important is it for a moral system or code, or for a person, to be consistent?
For example, "Park 51," originally named "Cordoba House," sometimes referred to as the "Ground Zero mosque," is a 13-story Islamic community center and mosque located about two blocks from the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan (New York City). It replaced an existing 1850s building that was being used as a clothing business before it was damaged in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Although the building is not visible from the World Trade Center site, opponents of the project have said, among other things, that building a mosque so close to"Ground Zero" is offensive since the hijackers in the September 11, 2001 attacks were Islamic terrorists. Proponents of the project have pointed out that some victims and victims' families are in favor of building it. Prominent supporters and opponents of the project can be found among the families of the 9/11 victims, the American and worldwide Muslim communities, and local and national politicians, making it a divisive emotional, ethical and political issue. The controversy over the project has coincided with unexpected protests of mosque projects in other states, leading to concerns that relations between Muslims and non-Muslims are not improving.
How would you construct a valid, defensible, and cogent argument (either pro or con) about this moral issue? Discuss the differences between your classmates' arguments in a productive, respectful and intelligent way.
Use your course textbook as a resource in finding relevant information that pertain to these topics, and for participating in this discussion.
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