bible 12 ethics

the following are condemned by all cultures

lying, adultry, murder

according to secularism, who makes the ethical rules

humans

accorind to Marxism, what is immoral?

religion and capitalism

what is postmodernism ethics suspicious of?

revelation, reason, absolutes, and universals

where do muslims get their ethics from?

Quran and Hadith

how do christians see moral norms?

as proceding from God’s nature

what do christians see as evidence of universal laws and thus a universal lawgiver?

common ethical systems

secularism binds itself to…

naturalistic explanation for ethics

secularists gravitate towards explaning _________________ as emerging from God

evolutionary processes

do the ends justify the means according to marxists?

yes

violend revolution is ____________ among Marxist’s ethical system

justified

does postmodernism accept the notion of universal nirms?

no it does not

how do pragmatists view words

as tools for getting others to behave in a mannar one deems good

according to new spirituality, what is the source for morality

each of us

who recognizes that some actions are wrong

buddhists and hindus

is there a division of ethics and law in Islam?

no

according to Islam, Allah _________________ directly knowable, though this decrees are revealed through his prophet

is not

what is the task of christian ethics

to determine what conforms to God’s character and what doesn’t

morality-

personal standard of what is right and wrong

teleological-

any ethical system that judges morality by the consequences of the actions

deontological

any ethical system that judges morality based on principle of duty

hedonism-

belief that we ought to do what maximizes our own personal pleasure

ethical egoism- belief that we ought to do….

what is in our own best interest

scientism-

bellief that reliable knowledge is only from the scientific method

situation ethics

belief that morality of an action sis determined by the unique situation of that action

how do secularists view science?

as the primary guide for forming a workable ethical outlook

what is the greatest commandment

Luke 10:27- love the lord your god with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind; love your neighbor

Romans 12:9

let love be genuine, hate evil, hold fast to what is good

apex of Christ’s teaching-

sermon on the mount (Matthew 5-7)

according to christianity, what does loving God mean

serving others spirituality and physically

ethics

study of moral conduct, values, duties, and goodness

moral relativism

morality is relative to the individual or the culture

utilitarianism

we should do whatever maximizes happiness and reduces suffering for the greatest number of people

proletariat morality

whatever advances the proletariat and communism is morally good, and whatever does not is morally evil

cultural relativism

truth and morals are relative to one’s community

karma-

belief that good is retuerned to those that do good and evil is returned to those that do evil

divine comans theory

right and wrong are determined by God’s commands

agape

belief that morality is built on 2 foundational moral absolutes- love og God and love of neighbor

what is the problem with teleogical theories

• they have a hard time accounting for why so many of us act against our self interest

• hard to predict consequences

• used to justify doing evil in order to bring about good outcomes

what is the problem with deontological theories

• don’t allow for exceptions

• conflicts between moral imperatives don’t exist

  • but conflicts do occur

• makes sense to consider the consequences of actions over a duty to follow principles.