Acts, Motives and Morality - Two accounts of motives for working in a shelter for down and outs.
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Martha Lovatt. Mat No. 0308053. Tutor, Jim Mawby Acts, Motives and Morality Two accounts of motives for working in a shelter for down and outs are given. One from Mary who works there 'not for the fun of it' but because she feels that she 'ought to do something to help those whose lives are in a mess' and thinks that she has a duty to help those worse off. The other account is from John who volunteers due to the fact that he enjoys the work there so much. He loves 'to see the gratitude in their faces' and says that he feels 'a sort of love' for them. In this essay I am going to assess whose reason is more morally praiseworthy - John's or Mary's or if there isn't anything morally speaking to choose between them. One way of looking at this question is by assessing whether...

