Religious Studies 1022A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hermeneutics, Deontological Ethics, Golden Rule

• School: Western University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: Religious Studies 1022A/B
• Professor: Corrine Walsh

Document Summary

Function of humans = ability to use reason. Role of philosophy: state and rationally defend what morally should be. Modern social context- the individual and a dualistic public-private society. Ethics is not private, a list of do"s/don"ts, crisis management. Individual, community, institutional, and social iety b) c) Morality: used as a general name for moral judgements, standards and rules of conduct. Morality is the complex system of principals based on cultural, religious, and philosophical concepts and beliefs by which an individual determines whether their actions are right or wrong** Include not only the actual judgements, standards, and rules, but also what may be called ideal judgements. Ideal judgements: those which can be justified on rational grounds. Morality has to do with right and wrong conduct and also with good and bad character. mos is translation of greek ethos = custom, character. Charles kammer"s six factors of moralscape s, ines hat. Framework we use to make sense of the world.