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Virtue Of Religion

Virtue Of Religion This article covers the virtue of religion. Of the three proposed derivations of the word “religion”, that suggested by Lactantius and endorsed by St. Augustine seems perhaps to accord better with the idea than the others. He says it comes from religare, to bind. Thus it would mean the bond uniting man...

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Defining Human Dignity

Defining Human Dignity Euthanasia advocates argue respect for human dignity requires that euthanasia be legalized and opponents of euthanasia argue exactly the opposite, that respect for human dignity requires it remain prohibited. In short, the concept of human dignity and what is required to respect it is at the centre...

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Morality And Ethics

Morality And Ethics It is necessary at the outset of this article to distinguish between morality and ethics, terms not seldom employed synonymously. Morality is antecedent to ethics: it denotes those concrete activities of which ethics is the science. It may be defined as human conduct in so far as it is freely subordinated to the ideal of what is...

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What Is Morality?

What Is Morality? In its “everyday sense” morality (from Latin moralitas “manner, character, proper behavior”) refers to a code of conduct, by which human beings regulate their lives. Theoretical interest in morality arises from the distinct sorts of questions that might be asked about this code of conduct. One question asks the kinds of practical...

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Chastity Is A Virtue

Chastity Is A Virtue Chastity is a virtue concerning the state of purity of the mind and body. Chastity includes abstinence from sexual intimacy for the unmarried, and faithfulness to a marriage partner. Pre-marital virginity (abstinence) is the form of chastity expected of young people. Sexually active married couples are also considered to practice chastity if they remain faithful...

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Moral Emotions

Moral Emotions Moral emotions are a variety of social emotion that are involved in forming and communicating moral judgments and decisions, and in motivating behavioral responses to one’s own and others’ moral behavior. Background Moral reasoning has been the focus of most study of morality dating all the way back to Plato and Aristotle. The...

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Religion As A Virtue

Religion As A Virtue Religion as a virtue is a distinct moral virtue whose purpose is to render God the worship due to Him as the source of all being and the giver of all good things. As such it is part of the cardinal virtue of Justice, and falls under obedience to the First Commandment....

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What Is Virtue?

What Is Virtue? A virtue is a trait or disposition of character that leads to good behavior, for example, wisdom, courage, modesty, generosity, and self-control. There are also public virtues that characterize the spirit of a nation, such as justice, honor, and peace. Every culture has its lists of virtues, such as the biblical “fruits...

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Normative Ethics

Normative Ethics Normative ethics is the study of ethical behaviour, and is the branch of philosophical ethics that investigates the questions that arise regarding how one ought to act, in a moral sense. Normative ethics is distinct from meta-ethics in that the former examines standards for the rightness and wrongness of actions, whereas the latter studies the meaning of...

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Sexual Ethics

Sexual Ethics Sexual ethics or sex ethics (also sexual morality) is a branch of philosophy that considers the ethics or morality or otherwise in sexual behavior. Sexual ethics seeks to understand, evaluate and critique interpersonal relationships and sexual activities from a social, cultural, and philosophical perspective. Some people consider aspects of human sexuality, such as gender identification and sexual orientation, as well...

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Moral Psychology

Moral Psychology Moral psychology is a field of study in both philosophy and psychology. Historically, the term “moral psychology” was used relatively narrowly to refer to the study of . Moral psychology eventually came to refer more broadly to various topics at the intersection of ethics, psychology, and philosophy of mind. Some of the main topics...

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Antinatalism

Antinatalism Antinatalism, or anti-natalism, is the ethical view that negatively values procreation. Antinatalists argue that humans should abstain from procreation because it is morally wrong (some also recognize the procreation of other sentient beings as problematic). In scholarly and in literary writings, various ethical foundations have been presented for antinatalism. Some of the earliest surviving formulations of the idea...

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The Righteous Generation

The Righteous Generation What We Expect from the Righteous Generation The first and most important criteria of righteousness is perfect faith. The Holy Book determines the purpose of humanity’s creation as belief in God, which is woven from the threads of the knowledge of God, love, enthusiasm, and spiritual fulfillment....

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Morality Quotes

Morality Quotes We have collected and put the best morality quotes in the following categories. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. May these morality quotes on many subjects inspire you to never give up and keep working towards...

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Civilization Quotes

Civilization Quotes We have collected and put the best civilization quotes about the meaning of life from around the world. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. A civilization or civilisation is a society characterized by urban development, social stratification imposed by a cultural elite, symbolic systems of communication...

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Meta-ethics

Meta-ethics Meta-ethics is the branch of ethics that seeks to understand the nature, scope, and meaning of moral judgment. It is one of the three branches of ethics generally studied by philosophers, the others being normative ethics and applied ethics. While normative ethics addresses such questions as “What should I do?”, evaluating specific practices and principles of...

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Justice

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes “deserving” being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspectives, including the concepts of moral correctness based on ethics, rationality, law, religion, equity and...

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Argument From Morality

Argument From Morality The argument from morality is an argument for the existence of God. Arguments from morality tend to be based on moral normativity or moral order. Arguments from moral normativity observe some aspect of morality and argue that God is the best or only explanation for this, concluding that God must exist. Arguments...

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African Traditional Concept of God

African Traditional Concept of God: A critical Analysis This article is a critical analysis of the African Traditional Concept of God written by Shafiul Islam and Md. Didarul Islam. ABSTRACT Oneness of God joined its moral vision with the traditional activities, which have opened the way to the triumph of...

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Divine Law

Divine Law Divine law comprises any body of law that is perceived as deriving from a transcendent source, such as the will of God or gods – in contrast to man-made law or to secular law. According with Angelos Chaniotis and Rudolph F. Peters, Divine laws are typically perceived as superior to man-made laws, sometimes due to an assumption that their source...