Sentences with phrase «fundamental moral principles»

No particular expertise was required to say that soldiers firing with machine guns on unarmed students were violating fundamental moral principles.

Although space will not permit exploration of the point here, it is important to note that Christian thought about just war predated the rise of the modern state system in the 17th century, and rests on fundamental moral principles not essentially tied to that system.

John Paul goes on to say, «Nevertheless, the fundamental moral principle which we find in Ephesians remains the same and produces the same results.

Its wording varies considerably and has its roots in a wide range of world cultures and major religions and is a fundamental moral principle of life; promoting peace and coexistence.

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«The wariness of authority reflected the most fundamental of all Einstein's moral principles: Freedom and individualism are necessary for creativity and imagination to flourish.»

Many moralists speak of love as the one fundamental and universal moral principle, the golden rule honored in all traditions.

Normally in such cases he can only change with the Church's whole consciousness of its belief, if such a change really takes place in respect of a more precise discernment of the fundamental moral guiding principles or of certain applications of these to new situations.

Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals.

Finally, at the very heart of biblical ethics lie the fundamental values that infuse moral conduct and principles.

(Immanuel Kant, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals, trans.

Nothing is good for Kant except a «good will,» nor does he ever seriously envisage the possibility of turning to the good with the «evil impulse» in such a way as to unify impulse and will (Immanuel Kant, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals, trans.

It is true, as the Pope affirms, that democracy is uniquely valuable because it embodies more fully than any alternative system the principle of the fundamental moral equality of citizens.

each underscores fundamental principles and morals that each author feels should mold society.

If an attitude of skepticism were to succeed in calling into question even the fundamental principles of the moral law, the democratic system itself would be shaken in its foundations....

Introduces the Working and Fundamental principles which govern moral decision making in Situation Ethics.

I also note that the Supreme Court of Canada has already recognized that special treatment of young persons caught up in the legal system is a principle of fundamental justice given their diminished moral culpability.