"The governor, with complete freedom, is publicly acting in violation of a fundamental moral expectation of the church," Dr. Peters wrote in response to written questions from Cybercast News Service, a conservative Web site, which published his remarks Monday.
What makes an agent subject to moral expectations and evaluations, and what makes such an agent subject to moral evaluation for particular things he or she does?
Hence, in a situation where social actors confront different or competing moral expectations, choosing an appropriate course of action that is acceptable to one's self and others is becoming ethical (Zigon 2008: 165).
These relationships give shape to the moral expectations and demands within which a morally responsible agent must operate.
She went on to say that she and her husband sent Jason to a private school "where the moral expectations are higher".
This may be because caring for a sick relative is associated with deeply held moral expectations, especially for women who are socialised into a caring role [ 12].
Moral expectations are inverted, too, to such a degree that, at the end, what should be a real tragedy lacks the poignancy required for a satisfactory conclusion.
In a similar vein, Thomas Donaldson of Georgetown and Thomas Dunfee of Wharton have emphasized the central role of "social contracts" in devising what Donaldson calls a "minimalist" as opposed to "perfectionist" view of the moral expectations that can be placed legitimately on companies.
Despite its high moral expectations, however, King's Beloved Community is not a utopian notion.
At the same time, Shaw constantly reverses moral expectations.
