Not exact matches
Since different races, like different breeds of dogs or horses, develop different capacities, it followed that distinct
gradations in moral capacities would be
found among human races.
To answer this question, we must get some sense of the kinds of
gradations that can be
found among souls.
The only qualification of this statement which the evidence allows is that in Deuteronomy we
find the idea of relative foreignness with a consequent
gradation of responsibility.
Similar
gradations are
found in the multi-leveled hierarchy, where with each step upwards the relative importance of the constraints decreases and the number of choices increases.
Some teachers
find that using a plus or minus sign helps to bridge this gap, thereby creating more levels between the various
gradations (for example, between beginning and proficient).