Sentences with phrase «abstract moral principles»

If this is true, then only the vision of the eschatological banquet could be an image of the good, whereas the image of dying for the other — though it is the advent of the good in fallen time — can not itself be the final good, without once more subordinating the person to an impersonal totality, in this case an abstract moral principle.

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When the Oliners affirm that the language of care — of compassion, hospitality, and helpfulness — is overwhelmingly employed to express their motives, they clearly imply that face - to - face compassion is a far more salient motive for sacrificial and heroic moral altruism than abstract principles of equity and justice.

For the past decade I've devoted myself almost exclusively to the contemplation and exposition of matters of abstract principle — philosophy, theology, morals, education.