PDF-Aporia vol. 25 no. 1—2015 Morality, the Good Life, Hearted Benefa

W ASHLEY I Introductionome spurn Kant146s moral philosophy as cold and incapable of accounting for the moral significance of feelings Karen Stohr in 147Virtue Ethics and Kant146s ColdHear. Jean . Kazez. Southern Methodist University. I want to live a good life. I want to live a meaningful life. same thing?. Very roughly.... . A good life.... . . ...has value. . . A meaningful life.... The Divine Command Theory. : . There are . objective . moral facts. Statements of the form “x is right/good/moral” mean . “God approves . of x” and statements of the form “x is wrong/bad/immoral” mean . Jean . Kazez. Southern Methodist University. I want to live a good life. I want to live a meaningful life. same thing?. Very roughly.... . A good life.... . . ...has value. . . A meaningful life.... Biography. Born: 1844 in Prussia to a Lutheran Minister. Studied at University of Bonn and . Univeristy. of . Liepzig. specializing in Philosophy. Retired from teaching because of unreliable health (poor eyesight, headaches). EMP Chapter 4. pp. 52-67. 1. In the popular mind, there is a connection. Note the Moore example in the text.. People commonly believe that morality can only be understood in the context of religion. Clergy are deemed to have authority on this basis. Most philosophers find this view to be baseless.. Moral Development. Runaway Trolley!. A runaway trolley is coming down the track. It is headed towards five people who cannot get out of its way. A passerby realizes that he can save the five by throwing a switch and diverting the trolley down a siding, but he also realizes that if he does so, the trolley will kill a lone . Lakeside institute of Theology. Christian Ethics . (CL3). Ethics, Morality and Religion. Christian Ethics. (CL3) . Oct. 1 – Intro to Ethics; Christian Ethics. Oct. 8 – Ethics, Morality and Religion. Theology. Mr. . sutton. 1. Course Syllabus. 2. What is morality?. 3. What is theology? . 4. What is Christianity?. Morality: Why Does It Matter?. MORALITY. - principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior. Foundations- Part 1. Morality: Why Does It Matter?. MORALITY. - principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior. .. Being able to understand and define morality (whether for oneself or for a society) is one of the most essential duties of any human being. . What is a “morality play”?. Morality Play. Allegory. a . form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. The underlying meaning has moral, social, religious, or political significance, and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas as charity, greed, or envy.. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. The question. Is morality whatever God wills it to be or is morality something independent of God. ?. Can . God make right be wrong, or good be bad. ?. The first. option. the Genealogy of Morals. Nietzsche's complaint. Philosophers do not adequately take into account the . history. of moral terms.. Friedrich Nietzsche: . On . the Genealogy of Morals. Nietzsche's complaint. EMP Chapter 4. pp. 52-67. 1. In the popular mind, there is a connection. Note the Moore example in the text.. People commonly believe that morality can only be understood in the context of religion. Clergy are deemed to have authority on this basis. Most philosophers find this view to be baseless.. Morality, Sin, and Virtue OUR FEARLESS SEARCH FOR A MORAL INVENTORY Step 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. At its core, working Step 4 reflects our willingness to trust the HP of our understanding uncovered with Steps 1, 2, and 3.