Ethics, religion and sexuality Flashcards
Ethics
A system of moral principles; a way of determining right and wrong
Hedonism
A moral system based on maximizing pleasure and avoiding pain
- ultimate goals is the persuit of pleasure, avoidance of pain and fulfillnemt on physical needs and desires
Asceticisim
An approach to life emphasizing self-discipline and impulse control
- there is more to life than its material aspects, which must be transxended to achieve true humanity
- sexuality is neutral at best, evil at worst
- affirmations of celibacy, virginity and pverty
Legalism
Ethics based on the assumption that there are rules for human conduct and that morality consists of knowing the rules and obeying them
Situationism
Ethics based on the assumption that there are no absolute rules, or at least very few, and that each situation must be judged individually
Pederasty
Sex betwween an older man and a younger man or a boy: sometimes called boy love
- in the old Greek, among warriors
Fertility cult
- Jusdism
A form of nature religion in which the fertility of the soil is encouraged through various form of ritual magic, oftern including ritual sexual intercourse
Judism view on sexuality
- deep intimate part in a relationship (= knowledge)
- social consequences in the group –> lots of laws
- an aspect of national and religious loyalty
Dualism
A religious or philosphical belief that body and spirit arre separate and opposed to each other and that the goal of life is to free the spirit from the bondage of the body; thus a depreciation of the material world and the physical aspect of humanity
Celibacy
Remaining unmarried
Humanism
A philosphical system that hold that ethical judgements must be made on the basis of human experience and human reason
4 genders in islam
- male
- female
- intersex
- effeminate male
Hinduism
Kama : the persuit of pleasure (kama sutra)
Buddhism
Men live celibate as monks
- but sexual expression can lead to spiritual enlightenment
Moralism
A religious or philosphical attitude that emphasizes moral behavior, usually according to strict standards, as the highest goal of human life. Moralists tend to favor strict regulation of human conduct to help make people good
