1. What is Moral Theology? Moral theology/Christian ethics is that branch of theological inquiry that studies in a systematic way the practical implications of God’s revelatory intervention in Jesus Christ. It is concerned with the kind of people we ought to be and the kinds of actions we ought to perform or avoid. In pursuing its task‚ moral theology must draw upon every available source of understanding: scripture‚ tradition‚ relevant human sciences (such as psychology‚ sociology‚ economics)‚
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I. INTRODUCTION Election plays a very significant role in our lives. As the famous saying goes “No man is an island” we cannot but to belong to a community‚ we even belong to a family which is the basic unit of the community or society. Within the community in which we belong‚ in a broader sense‚ there has to be a leader who guides and direct his/her people. On the other hand‚ the people also have to choose a particular leader who is committed and competent enough or else there will be chaos and
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Moral education can be given better by parents at home‚ than by schoolmasters and professors in schools and colleges. Parents have numberless opportunities of guiding their children by pre¬cept and example‚ opportunities denied to the teacher. Who generally meets his pupils in large classes‚ and seldom has the means of becoming intimately acquainted with their several char¬acters and the faults‚ other than intellectual faults‚ to which each of them is particularly prone. The first point of importance
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Violence 68% say they hit someone because they were angry in the past year (46% did so at least twice)‚ and nearly half (47%) said they could get a gun if they wanted to (for males: 60% say they could get a gun). Are today’s youth really in a state of moral decay? What do all these statistics mean? Well‚ for starters‚ they mean that something has to change! Attitudes like these are shocking in any age group but when they come from young people they are also heartbreaking. Aside from the fact that the
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Most philosophers suggest only rational beings‚ who can reason and form self-interested judgments‚ are capable of being moral agents. Some suggest those with limited rationality (for example‚ people who are mildly mentally disabled or infants[1]) also have some basic moral capabilities.[3] Determinists argue all of our actions are the product of antecedent causes‚ and some believe this is incompatible with free will and thus claim that we have no real control over our actions. Immanuel Kant argued
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Moral Dilemma As children we grow up learning the difference between right and wrong from our parents. Later the as we grow older schools and other institutions such as churches instill in is other moral values and ethics. Life often bombards us with many difficult situations and sometimes it is difficult to follow your own personal moral compass. It is particularly difficult when dealing with moral dilemmas. A moral dilemma forces a person to choose between two equally unpleasant things
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The Necklace Does "The Necklace" have a moral? What is it‚ if it does? The Necklace has many hidden morals‚ one of which is to not be greedy and search for things that you are not capable of getting. Mathilde kept searching for wealth even when she knew that her husband was not capable of doing so. She borrowed the necklace knowing that it makes her seem wealthier that she is‚ because that’s how she wanted people to perceive her. So the story also tells us not to live by how people think of us
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Moral Law is a rule or a group of rules of right living conceived as universal and unchanging. Moral law is a system of guidelines for behavior. These guidelines may or may not be part of a religion‚ codified in written form‚ or legally enforceable. For some people moral law is synonymous with the commands of a divine being. For others‚ moral law is a set of universal rules that should apply to everyone.(SR‚ page 87) It is understood to combine the pinnacle of “Natural Law” and “Deontological reasoning”
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Student Number: 42068738 Code for Course: HBEDTL6 Assignment Number: 03 Unique Number: 887836 Academic Registration/Tuition Period: 00 Assignment Due Date: 30 July 2013 Examination Center: Pietermaritzburg (Code: 27316) Student’s Postal Address: P.O. Box 22 Glenside 3247 TITLE: Assignment 3: Using learning theory to understand and solve problems By Kerry Erskine 42068738 30 July 2013 List of Contents: Page 1. Section A: Factual Questions 4 2. Section
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Everyone human being on the planet carries with them a moral philosophy of some sort. For some people it is a way of life‚ and they consult their philosophy before making any moral decision. However‚ for many their personal moral philosophy is undefined or unclear to them. Perhaps these people have a philosophy of their own that they abide to; yet fail to recognize that it exists. What I hope to uncover with this paper is my moral philosophy‚ and how I apply it in my everyday life. In my life
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