Therefore, the only role that
ethical philosophy plays is in explaining — rather than informing — the decision to «act».
The worshiping assembly of the Christian community embodies a
whole ethical philosophy and way of life founded on the holiness, justice, and righteousness of God in Christ.
On the other hand, if one understands his concept of ethical pantheism — which holds that the ethico - rational, or spiritual, proclivities of humanity are potentially grounded in, and part of, a universal telos or will — then the answer is Yes:
his ethical philosophy of reverence for life is dependent, in theory as well as in practice, upon a belief in God.
Thus we see that he had
an ethical philosophy, but not a religion.
The vegan philosophy comes from
an ethical philosophy of minimizing suffering for animals.
Each year, all students take
an ethical philosophy class in which they discuss the school's core values and how these values are addressed in the writings of such philosophers as Aristotle and Rousseau.
(And I don't just mean «practice» training; the tools with which you become a great lawyer include a really solid grounding in jurisprudence, legal history, and
ethical philosophy, and not many law degrees can say they deliver that.)