Sentences with phrase «moral principles»

I can still have my own set of moral principles even if I do nt identify with a particular set of faiths and principles.

A natural law judge would make positive laws out of his own perception of universal moral principles.

We may have to bear witness to human moral principles which are being undermined in politics, writing to the press or lobbying parliament.

But, of course, if one wants to stand on moral principle one can.

Natural law reasoning helps deepen this altogether proper obedience by illuminating the rational basis for moral principles accepted on authority.

- Teaching students to apply general moral principles from the religious tradition to different moral issues.

And this is surely not the only universally accepted moral principle.

Mutual regard emerges as the paramount Christian moral principle.

They vote against their interests, they risk jail in order to protest injustice, they voluntarily take on hardships in order to uphold moral principles they hold dear.

The establishment's most plausible defense seemed to be to appeal to self - evident moral principles shared throughout the culture.

My hope more than anything is that our country be led by a good person of sound moral principle.

His teachings are moral principles meant to be followed by individuals who follow Him.

Certainly it was a radical turn from long - established moral principle.

But there are true moral principles to which we should not dull our sensitivity.

He notes that, traditionally, moral reasoning has been seen as a matter of conscious analysis — to identify pre-existing moral principles and then apply them.

On the Protestant side, therefore, matters of moral principle were discussed differently.

Aren't they illustrations of universal universal moral principles.

The basic moral principle «do no harm» can not be fulfilled without true knowledge.

Along the same lines, Sapontzis argues that animals» intentional and sincere, kind and courageous actions are moral actions, for they accord with accepted moral norms, and we do not require demonstrations of moral principle in everyday human moral practice (AAMB 51 - 2).

The bottom line, maximum return and cost efficiency become the trinity for those who assume there is no general moral principle by which we are meant to live.

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.

If what is demanded of me by high moral principles also leads to my deliverance in a situation where not to act in accordance with these ethical demands or to continue in my same ways of acting leads to my destruction, then there are possibilities for basic transformations of my ideas, attitudes, and goals.

What moral principles govern these choices?

To battle the cyberbullying problem effectively, Shariff suggests, schools should use instances of cyberbullying as an opportunity to revisit the values and beliefs of the school and take measures that educate students about moral principles.

In The Closing of the American Mind, which appeared in 1987, Alan Bloom wrote that among young people «openness» had ascended to the status of supreme moral principle, just as «relativism» had become axiomatic in philosophy.

There is a basic moral principle at work: If debts can not be paid without radically transferring property from debtors to creditors, the loan should be deemed «bad» and be written down to the ability to be paid while living a normal life.

2) While no one can dispute that religions promote many moral principles which might make the world a better place if they were followed, the real question is... do they follow them?

We regard moral principles in a new light.

It is indeed true that a way out of this multiplicity and diversity was striven for; the scribes at the time of Jesus discussed the question of the central requirement of the Law, and they sought to classify, to combine, or to set up certain moral principles as fundamentally important.

Gardner argues that is imperative for thoughtful people to reinterpret traditional moral principles in the context of the contemporary world.

But he will not admit that the uniqueness of the moral and Christian human being stands outside a structure of specific universal moral principles founded on essences.

Compassion only works with moral principles.

No one can deny that Mormonism espouses moral principles that are praiseworthy.

Finally, we have a man of great moral principle who sought to do the right thing, but was blocked by corrupt and jealous political adversaries.

For the theological generation influenced by Karl Barth, it was axiomatic that Christian ethics is about hearing God's commandment and not a matter of abstract moral principles that can be learned and followed.

Before Sun Salutations and handstand, yoga offers us five moral principles known as the Yamas, to help guide our actions.

While there might be disagreement as to whether Christianity was integrative or divisive, scientific method was supposed to find objective moral principles valid for the whole race.

It would be one thing if it could be shown that God was limited to certain interventions by some important moral principle or by the nature of the events or by God's own limited abilities.