Introduction To Ethics

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Evangelical Ethics: Definition

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The systematic study of the principles of right conduct with Scripture as the ultimate source of authority.

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Descriptive Ethics

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A sociological discipline that attempts to describe the morals of society

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Normative Ethics

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The discipline that produces moral norms or rules as its end product; Prescriptive, not descriptive

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Evangelicalism

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1. The Bible is True
2. God is real and Personal
3.Forgiveness and Grace in Christ
4. Change the world with the message

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Source of Evangelical Authority

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1. Scripture
2. Tradition
3. Reason
4.Experience

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Why Be Ethical

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1. Good is Necessary
2. Needed in Society
3. Critical to the Christian Life

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Major Figures in Ethics

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Historical Tensions
Greek Philosophy
Historical Survey of Christian Ethics
Enlightenment
Modern Era
Postmodern Era

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Historical Tension

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Revelation vs Reason
Grace vs Law

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Greek Philosophy: Socrates

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Major transition from mythology to philosophical reason
Focus switches from the world and cosmology to human nature, society, and ethics

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Greek Philosophy: Plato

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Develops full metaphysical system
Ideal forms behind individual beings

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Greek Philosophy: Aristotle

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“Happiness” (Living well)
Doctrine of the mean
Be good by doing good

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Greek School of Thought: Stoics

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Universal principle of reason (logos)
Live in harmony with nature
Detachment (apatheia)

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Greek School of Thought: Epicureans

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Ultimate good is that which is pleasurable
No immortality, so have fun and don’t fear!

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Summary of Greek Philosophy

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Right living comes through right reason
Very optimistic view of human nature

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Survey of Christian Ethics: Paul

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Ethics are based on Truth
Ethics are based on grace
Shift from Paul to early church fathers (2nd century): Less grace, more law

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Survey of Christian Ethics: Augustine

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The grace of God reaffirmed
Emphasis on Heart not the Head

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Survey of Christian Ethics: Thomas Aquinas

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1. Attempted to be blend Faith and Reason
2. Christ above Culture

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Survey of Christian Ethics: Protestant Reformation

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1. Emphasis on Grace
2. Emphasis on Scripture

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Enlightenment: Immanuel Kant

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Reason is limited in its ability to know God
1. We cannot know God directly
2. We cannot prove his existence

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Modern Era: Processes

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The Process of Secularization
The Process of Privatization
The Process of Pluralization

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Modern Era: Marks

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Moral Relativism
Autonomous Individualism
Narcissistic Hedonism
Reductive Naturalism

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Postmodern Era: Changing View of Reality

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Vague
Separate from ultiamte truth
No metanarrative
Friedrich Nietzsche

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Postmodern Era:
Implications for Ethics

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No ultimate source for ethics
Inherently unstable period

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Major Ethical Approaches

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Deontological
Teleological
Utilitarian

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Deonotological

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Rule Oriented

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Teleological

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Pursue the Vision/Goal

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Utilitarian

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Cost/benefit
Greatest good for the greatest number

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Approaches to
Resolving Moral Conflict

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1. Antinomianism
2. Generalism
3. Situationalism
4. Nonconflicting Absolutism
5. Ideal Absolutism
6. Hierarchicalism/Contextual Absolutism