Ethics Chapter 5 Notes
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What is religion?
an institutionalized set of beliefs about a transcendent god
What is the divine command theory?
a type of ethical relativism that states that morality is relative to or dependent on God’s will
What are the key claims of the divine command theory?
God is perfectly good and just, morality is dependent on and relative to God’s will, and God’s commands to particular people and groups override generally accepted moral principles when there is a conflict
What is civil religion?
claims that morality is relative to a particular culture or nation
What is religion as the worship of society?
God stands in the same relationship to worshippers as society does to its individual members, God is the symbol of society and each society creates God in
What is superergatory?
moral actions that are above and beyond what is normally expected of an individual
What is spirituality?
an inner attitude of reverence or deep respect for the ultimate moral worth or sacredness of oneself and others
What is pacifism?
the belief that the right to life is an absolute right