Morality

Key Terms

• Understanding of Good and Bad

• Morality

• Inner voice saying what is right/wrong

• Immoral

• Actions that are good

• Conscience

• Actions that are bad

• Moral

How do we learn morality

Groups:

(a) Family

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(b) Friends

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(c) School

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(d) Media

• to be a useful influence we need to consider if the media source can be trusted.

• teach us from an early age what good behaviour is and why it is important.

• study can help us learn about morality.

• We get to see and hear what other people do and think about many issues all over the world.

• value what they think and often learn a lot from them.

• teach us how to live and work in a community with other people

• They are the first people to teach us about consequences – the results or effects of an action.

• A good one will make us feel good about ourselves

Where do the major world religions look for their unique moral vision?

• Karma

• Christians

• 613 commandments

• Judaism

• Jesus

• Buddhism

• Noble Eightfold Path and Karma

• Hinduism

• Five Pillars

• Islam

Making a Decision

• List the Facts

• Then make a decision

• Take time to reflect

• Seek Guidance

• Imagine the Consequences

Summarise the points of the Good Samaritan

DOCAT stands for DO

Catholic Social Teaching is

• These teachings deal with how the pope uses his social media

• These teachings are all about respecting every person’s dignity and working together for the common good.

• These teachings are all about hating every person’s dignity and never working together for the common good.

• These teachings are all smelly and the are absolutely no benefit to anyone

Match the Morality definitions

• Divine Command Theory says that God tell

• Personal Morality

• Personal morality is when we decide what

• Absolute Morality

• Things are intrinsically right or wrong,

• Divine Command Theory