RE104- Prelims Flashcards
five (5) approaches to morality
- as law
- as inner conviction
- as personal growth
- as love
- as social transformation
- emphasizes the external
- morality is not something that originates from us but IMPOSED on us
as law
- associated with authority figures
- see our moral role in terms of duty or obedience
as law
emphasizes the value of conscience
as inner conviction
deep within our conscience we discover a law that we have not laid upon ourselves, but which we must obey
as inner conviction
- we experience this approach when we no longer need someone to tell us not to do bad
- able to see and feel the injustice that we bring to ourselves, and others when we do it
as inner conviction
the inner peace of a good conscience accompanies the knowledge that we have been true to our principles.
as inner conviction
shifts from the action that we do to we, who are doing the action
as personal growth
- more dynamic
- allows us to see change in the person
as personal growth
the primary moral experience is an experience of the I, with the other.
as love
It focuses on a loving relationship, becoming alive, and being responsive to the demands that it entails.
as love
when present, we know there is an implicit call for us to be kind, courteous, fair, and sympathetic
as love
we understand that the outcome of being moral might be expressed in terms of togetherness and communion
as love
- sees morality as a relationship
- goes beyond the small world of interpersonal relationships, to the larger world, the society
as social transformation
To be moral here means to be personally affected by the suffering of the poor and the marginalized.
as social transformation
involves not only a preferential option for the poor and marginalized but also a preferential option for the care of and responsible stewardship of our environment
morality as social transformation
