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Introduction to morality & ethics

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Comparing moral codes. Biblical
morality. Origins of morality.
Changes in U.S. adults's moral beliefs.

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Quotations:

• "While human beings have different moral codes, each competing view presumes its own universality." Sam Harris in "The Moral Landscape" Page 45. Read reviews or order this book safely from Amazon.com online book store
  
  
• "When it comes to fundamentally wrong behavior, there is no tolerance.  Wrong is wrong!" Pastor Clarence Patterson, Article, "Is it time for tolerance?," Baptist Information Service, 2000-FEB-28.
  
  
• "It is up to you to decide upon your own value system to build your own ethical code...You will have to learn what is right for yourself through experience." Excerpt from a booklet for teenagers titled "The Quest for Excellence."
  
  
• "Truth, not tolerance." Text of a bumper sticker by Harbor House Gifts of Fullerton CA. The bumper sticker shows a clenched fist on the left side and a cross on the right. The message is clear: accept their beliefs concerning morality and beliefs or be prepared to be physically attacked.
  

Topics in this section:

• Examples of moral codes
  
  
• Diversity of moral belief systems worldwide
  
  
• Recent changes in moral beliefs in the U.S.
  
  
• Biblical morality some key themes:
  
  • Changes in morality from biblical times to today
    
    
  • Introduction to Ethics of Reciprocity (a.k.a. Golden Rule)
    
    
    • Ethics of Reciprocity within the world's great religious texts
      
      
  • Transferring guilt and punishment from the guilty to the innocent
    
    
• Where do moral codes come from? << an important topic
  
  
• Is it OK to harm a few people in order to benefit the majority?

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Originally written: 2001-SEP-12
Latest update: 2018-NOV-16
Author: B.A. Robinson

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