The Puritan's ethics were lead by self discipline in order to improve their spirituality. ... In addition, the philosophy structured by the Puritans is the most desirable way to live by. ... The Puritans lived their lives by serving God and basing their philosophy from the Bible. ...
Plato emphasis on empirical observations is that knowledge is good, and Aristotle's emphasis is you can learn about ethics and human behavior by observing human behavior. The philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and St. ... Plato's philosophy assumes that God exists as a supremely good being whose goodness is analogous to Plato's concrete concept or the ultimate good. ... One problem with Plato's philosophy is his inconsistency; he owes the existence of his Ideas to both God and goodness, but he claims the two are not identical....
Religion can be defined as a system of beliefs and worships which includes a code of ethics and a philosophy of life. ... In China the origin of Taoism, it is practiced both as philosophy and religion. For those who observe it as a philosophy, they'd portray the system of belief as Daojia, or the school of Tao. ... They see the Tao as a philosophy, and live it as a religion. ... Conclusion In conclusion, Religion consists of rituals, ceremonies and observances, beliefs and worships which includes a code of ethics and philosophy. ...
It is necessary therefore to analyze their different theoretical approaches regarding their philosophical perspectives, such as ethics and psychology. ... Aristotle has his philosophy for the purpose of human nature. ... The corresponding question in terms of ethics is whether God loves the good because it is good or whether it is good because God loves it. Divine command theorists give a clear and unequivocal answer to this question in the area of ethics. ... For Hindus, two things count against the divine command view of ethics. ...
Priest and ministers make up panels that handle moral issues. People feel that they have the upper hand in knowledge when it comes to morality. Most hospitals have an ethics committee, which include healthcare professionals, lawyers, and religious representatives. The reason why priest and ministers...
Although Marx shared Hegel's belief in dialectical structure and historical inevitability, he held that the foundations of reality lay in the material base of economics rather than in the abstract thought of idealistic philosophy. ... In contrast, Kierkegaard turned his attention to Hegel's system of philosophy which sought to explain all phenomena and philosophy, including the religious. ... To Kierkegaard, it was arrogant to develop a philosophy from a detached standpoint, as if a philosopher stood outside of the system that he created. ... Abraham showed that one can be forced to ...
Socrates may have posed a threat to traditional values in history, but today his philosophies are practiced throughout the world. ... Although Socrates philosophies do expand cognition and religious concerns in many societies it does not do so in all. In the world of ethics every sacred world-view is challenged. ...
This however is true to all philosophical thought and is part of the very definition of philosophy itself. ... The choice is made easier by constant adherence to instructed ethics but the temptation towards choosing the comparatively "less good" action is very powerful at a young age and also if not instructed properly. ...
Scholars in many countries found it increasingly difficult to bridge the gulf between natural and supernatural, to reconcile natural law and divine providence, and to balance moral philosophy and spiritual virtue. ... Philosophes set out to get a few things out of the way, namely Christianity, not its ethics of love and brotherhood, but its supernatural history, theology, and church. ... Around this time Spinoza was expanding a philosophy deeply marked by natural science, which was incompatible with a literal belief in the Bible. ... He wrote on philosophy, science, music, and art, and wrote n...
Religion is truly the science of ethics. Unless values and ethics are integrated in the social fabric, a society can abuse science and exploit the environment and the people. ... Swami Jitatmananda points out that nearly a century ago Swami Vivekananda predicted that "the conclusions of modern Science are the very conclusions of the holistic philosophy of Vedanta known as advaita formulated in India nearly three thousand years ago. ...
To approach any text we must first have some understanding of what it is we hope to take away from it. In approaching a religious text this understanding becomes even more muddled due to the vast complexities and differences that exist between religion and contemporary thought. To accurately approa...
