Thou shalt not kill: does morality exist
... that the pantheon of conflicting Gods over the ages neatly cancel each other out (why should the Judaeo-Christian God exist rather then Odin or Baal?); and finally I personally do not believe in the existence of a God who is interested in human society (I can‟t rule out the possibility of an Aristot ...
... that the pantheon of conflicting Gods over the ages neatly cancel each other out (why should the Judaeo-Christian God exist rather then Odin or Baal?); and finally I personally do not believe in the existence of a God who is interested in human society (I can‟t rule out the possibility of an Aristot ...
The Splendor of Truth (Veritatis Splendor, John Paul II)
... that call for moral choices. It then presents several moral systems including Christian morality as if all the systems were equally acceptable. Each student is asked to reflect on the situation and choose whichever system they believe is best. This sets the student up as the ultimate authority on wh ...
... that call for moral choices. It then presents several moral systems including Christian morality as if all the systems were equally acceptable. Each student is asked to reflect on the situation and choose whichever system they believe is best. This sets the student up as the ultimate authority on wh ...
A Concise Introduction to Logic, chapter 7
... Either an act is good because the gods love that act, or the gods love an act because it is good. It is not the case that an act is good because the gods love it. Socrates concludes that the gods love an act because it is good. Either an act is good because the gods love that act, or the gods love ...
... Either an act is good because the gods love that act, or the gods love an act because it is good. It is not the case that an act is good because the gods love it. Socrates concludes that the gods love an act because it is good. Either an act is good because the gods love that act, or the gods love ...
Any Absolutes? Absolutely!
... Despairing of any hope of specifying what is morally right, some thinkers simply insist that good is indefinable. G. E. Moore (1873–1958), for instance, argued that every attempt to define good commits the “naturalistic fallacy.” This fallacy results from assuming that because pleasure can be attrib ...
... Despairing of any hope of specifying what is morally right, some thinkers simply insist that good is indefinable. G. E. Moore (1873–1958), for instance, argued that every attempt to define good commits the “naturalistic fallacy.” This fallacy results from assuming that because pleasure can be attrib ...
Ethics Workbook - Teacher Support
... In order to check and make sure we are doing our duty, Kant suggested we universalise the rule we are thinking of applying. For example ‘you are allowed to steal’ – if this is applied to everybody in the world and then the world continues peacefully, this would become your duty. However, we know tha ...
... In order to check and make sure we are doing our duty, Kant suggested we universalise the rule we are thinking of applying. For example ‘you are allowed to steal’ – if this is applied to everybody in the world and then the world continues peacefully, this would become your duty. However, we know tha ...
Aquinas on Eternity, Tense, and Temporal Becoming
... God, when it is present to Him, it will never be and will never have been absent from Him.14 Staley seems to concede here that there really is a privileged Now and real temporal becoming. But if this is true, and the future really is not present yet to God’s eternity, as Staley says, how could God p ...
... God, when it is present to Him, it will never be and will never have been absent from Him.14 Staley seems to concede here that there really is a privileged Now and real temporal becoming. But if this is true, and the future really is not present yet to God’s eternity, as Staley says, how could God p ...
Panentheism
... exception to, but the highest exemplar of, this ultimate or metaphysical principle. As did Fechner, process thought advocates panpsychism, that all integrated entities of the universe possess some degree of sentience or feeling. The fundamental unit of reality for process philosophy is an occasion o ...
... exception to, but the highest exemplar of, this ultimate or metaphysical principle. As did Fechner, process thought advocates panpsychism, that all integrated entities of the universe possess some degree of sentience or feeling. The fundamental unit of reality for process philosophy is an occasion o ...
The Moral Virtues
... An opposite tendency to one that makes the act of choosing the core of human freedom is one that denies that we are free at all. Some believe that due to outside forces, inner compulsions, social pressures, childhood experiences, or genetic makeup, our behavior is already determined and we are not t ...
... An opposite tendency to one that makes the act of choosing the core of human freedom is one that denies that we are free at all. Some believe that due to outside forces, inner compulsions, social pressures, childhood experiences, or genetic makeup, our behavior is already determined and we are not t ...
The Most Influential Group of Philosophers
... In the course of human history, there have been many great, influential philosophers that have changed our view of this small planet and the universe around it. Perhaps the most influential group of philosophers came from ancient Greece. Many ideals and principles we use today come from three promin ...
... In the course of human history, there have been many great, influential philosophers that have changed our view of this small planet and the universe around it. Perhaps the most influential group of philosophers came from ancient Greece. Many ideals and principles we use today come from three promin ...
7. “Or”
... Plato’s teacher was Socrates, a gadfly of ancient Athens who made many enemies by showing people how little they knew. Socrates did not write anything, but most of Plato’s writings are dialogues, which are like small plays. In most of these, Plato made Socrates the protagonist of the philosophical d ...
... Plato’s teacher was Socrates, a gadfly of ancient Athens who made many enemies by showing people how little they knew. Socrates did not write anything, but most of Plato’s writings are dialogues, which are like small plays. In most of these, Plato made Socrates the protagonist of the philosophical d ...
Lecture notes in PPT - Lakeside Institute of Theology
... realism is the belief that goodness or rightness is part of the reality of whatever it is we accurately identify as good. Goodness exists independently of ideas we have about it. Moral idealism says instead that moral values are not real properties, but are only “ideas” assigned by people – either ...
... realism is the belief that goodness or rightness is part of the reality of whatever it is we accurately identify as good. Goodness exists independently of ideas we have about it. Moral idealism says instead that moral values are not real properties, but are only “ideas” assigned by people – either ...
Intrinsic Morality Versus God`s Morality
... and therefore not be able to become virtuous. The goodness of the polis depends on who is living in it and how they act in the company of one another. In order for the polis to be good, it must also be run by a righteous government. Aristotle saw that to be a good citizen, one must take an active ro ...
... and therefore not be able to become virtuous. The goodness of the polis depends on who is living in it and how they act in the company of one another. In order for the polis to be good, it must also be run by a righteous government. Aristotle saw that to be a good citizen, one must take an active ro ...
What is Philosophy?
... What is the nature of man’s obligation to other men? How should we live to be good? What responsibilities do governments have to their citizens? Is man essentially selfish? Or can he be motivated by principles beyond his own self-interest? ...
... What is the nature of man’s obligation to other men? How should we live to be good? What responsibilities do governments have to their citizens? Is man essentially selfish? Or can he be motivated by principles beyond his own self-interest? ...
A Biblical Case for Limited Government
... “Jesus doesn’t take sides, he takes over.” There is something right about these assertions. Clearly, at least in one sense, Jesus is neither a Republican nor a Democrat, and Jesus’s agenda for the world is not essentially political. But if we are not careful, we will continue to promote the Achilles ...
... “Jesus doesn’t take sides, he takes over.” There is something right about these assertions. Clearly, at least in one sense, Jesus is neither a Republican nor a Democrat, and Jesus’s agenda for the world is not essentially political. But if we are not careful, we will continue to promote the Achilles ...
Class #3 - 12/18/13
... Socrates probes further: what makes a thing holy? Is an act holy because it is loved by the gods or do the gods love what is holy because it is holy? ...
... Socrates probes further: what makes a thing holy? Is an act holy because it is loved by the gods or do the gods love what is holy because it is holy? ...
CHAPTER 8 The Basics of Catholic Morality
... goodness and truth Listen to Jesus Christ who teaches us how to be loving and virtuous Look to his Death on the cross as the perfect example of how to love and obey God the Father Obey the teaching of the Magisterium and the example of other wise and holy people Use the gifts and graces of t ...
... goodness and truth Listen to Jesus Christ who teaches us how to be loving and virtuous Look to his Death on the cross as the perfect example of how to love and obey God the Father Obey the teaching of the Magisterium and the example of other wise and holy people Use the gifts and graces of t ...
Moral and Social Philosophy
... • However some argue that in order for any life to exist the earth and the whole universe must be very special. • Some say the design argument still does have force because the whole universe is ordered. We have reliable laws of nature : – These laws of nature are very finely tuned: • If any of them ...
... • However some argue that in order for any life to exist the earth and the whole universe must be very special. • Some say the design argument still does have force because the whole universe is ordered. We have reliable laws of nature : – These laws of nature are very finely tuned: • If any of them ...
Notes on Jamieson, chapter 2
... An amoralist = someone who thinks that “there is no such thing as right or wrong” and so “chooses to opt out of morality altogether” (p. 31). Thought experiment: Dirk the Amoralist (pp. 32-3) ...
... An amoralist = someone who thinks that “there is no such thing as right or wrong” and so “chooses to opt out of morality altogether” (p. 31). Thought experiment: Dirk the Amoralist (pp. 32-3) ...
What is Logical Form?
... What is the nature of man’s obligation to other men? How should we live to be good? What responsibilities do governments have to their citizens? Is man essentially selfish? Or can he be motivated by principles beyond his own self-interest? ...
... What is the nature of man’s obligation to other men? How should we live to be good? What responsibilities do governments have to their citizens? Is man essentially selfish? Or can he be motivated by principles beyond his own self-interest? ...
Class #8 - 4/29/13
... relationship to a real world, say Hobbes’ material world or Berkeley’s mental world? But then what sense does it make to say that God’s existence is dependent upon a world that He created and itself ...
... relationship to a real world, say Hobbes’ material world or Berkeley’s mental world? But then what sense does it make to say that God’s existence is dependent upon a world that He created and itself ...
Ethics
... conditioning, why not say the same about our scientific belief? Are intelligent people more moral than unintelligent people? TOK-ETHICS ...
... conditioning, why not say the same about our scientific belief? Are intelligent people more moral than unintelligent people? TOK-ETHICS ...