Graded Absolutism Vs Christian Based Ethics

For example, on the battlefield Soldiers placed in to a morally challenging position. Dissmore (2009) states, “For example, it is good to kill the enemy in war to prevent them from killing more innocent people. If soldiers understand this as the greatest good, they need not feel guilty for performing their duty.” (p. 31). The commandment to not kill, in this example, is lesser morally than the protection of innocent people. In graded absolutism one must reconcile choices made. The Soldier who had to kill on the battlefield still has to accept that he had to make a choice that had conflicting moral laws. Geisler (2009) states that, “God does not blame us for what we could not avoid. Thus he exempts us from responsibility to follow the lower law in view of the overriding obligation to obey the higher law.” (para. 52). Without God’s mercy graded absolutism would not be a biblically sound belief system. In the example of the Soldier on the battlefield it is easy to see graded absolutism. However, in our daily graded absolutism could look more like other ethical systems because the lines get blurred. For example, if a person chooses to lie to their boss to avoid being fired is this graded absolutism or an example of antinomianism, which is an ethical system with

Moral Absolutism is concerned with right and wrong behavior. The absolute is what controls whether the action or behavior is right or wrong. Therefore, from the position of moral absolute, some things are always right and some things are always wrong no matter how one try to rationalize them. Moral absolutism materializes from a theistic worldview. Ethical Absolutists can condemn practices such as the Nazi harassment of the Jews because Absolutist views give definite guidelines as to what is right and wrong.

The Christian approach to the ethical treatment and termination of employees is deeply rooted in the teachings and stories from the Christian Bible, which is divided into two sections. The first section, called the Old Testament, provides the foundational characteristics of Christianity towards how human beings should treat one another, while second section, called the New Testament, builds upon these foundational characteristics and demonstrates how Jesus applied such traits towards all of humanity, including both those who believed in his teachings and the naysayers of such. This section will provide an important overview of Christian foundational characteristics that explain God’s intent

Christian ethics has many aspects which do not agree with the fundamental doctrine of Utilitarianism.

This is a study about one’s ethical and moral behavior and Christian World View as related to personal and professional growth and development. This study examines my personal views of moral behavior and Christian World View as it relates to my expectation of what a manager in a leadership position should posses and why. Growing up in a African-American Baptist church and ultimately landing in a diverse Christian Church has shaped my life and viewpoint when it comes to values and beliefs. There are 5 characteristics that I believe a Manager should possess: Authenticity, transparency, empowering, trustworthy and competence. These five characteristics help to build rapport and trust in a manager, which are good qualities to possess when leading a team.

As a Christian, there are three ethical systems that one could look to, to mold their ethical decisions around which all include a foundation of absolutism. But not all absolutism ethical systems are equal. Of the three ethical systems (unqualified absolutism, conflicting absolutism, graded absolutism), graded absolutism stands out as the strongest ethical system to follow.

Alice Paul, the author of the Equal Rights Amendment of 1921, firmly stated that “there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality.” 1 Equality, a basic human truth, is the foundation of many governments, institutions, and schools of thought. While it may not be a common – or even a popular – opinion, feminist theory and the Roman Catholic Church both believe in the inherent trait of equality amongst all human beings, whether they be male or female. In order to prove this claim, one must examine both philosophies, acknowledge their differences, and finally, recognize the common themes of unity, equality, and inclusion that make feminism and Catholicism what they truly are.

Religious ethicists have had a difficult time with discussing issues in regards to moral and political concern. One area of great concern is issues that arise within religious traditions. An example of a concerning issue that challenges religious ethicists is violence that is justified using Islamic sources. Two individuals that share their ideas on this concern are John Kelsay and Irene Oh. While both have their own reasons that they discuss, I will be discussing examples from Oh and the sorts of religious reasons that she uses. Following that, I will discuss how I would assess the reasoning given by Oh in said examples by referring to the proposal Stout makes about decision making and how all sides and views should be heard before a

After reviewing the six major ethical systems last week, the system I identify with most, and personally subscribe to is a graded absolutism system. Although I do not completely agree with every aspect of a graded absolutism, there are areas that I concur with as a follower of Christ. For example, Geisler (2010), states, “apart from graded absolutism, it is difficult to make moral sense of the cross” (p. 114). The requirement of higher and lower moral laws exists for a believer or the act God sending his only son to die on the cross for us is irrelevant. Therefore, as a follower of Christ, this system reinforces the belief that God’s moral law is above all else, regardless of the situation. The bible teaches that we are to be obedient to the

The basic utilitarianism view holds that an action is judged as right or good on the basis of its consequences. The ends of an action justify the means taken to reach those ends. As a consequentialist principle, the moral authority that drives utilitarianism is the calculated consequences, or results, of an action, regardless of other principles that determine the means or motivations for taking the action. Universalism, or can be called as deontological ethics, holds that the ends do not justify the means of an action is the right thing must always be done, even if doing the wrong thing would do the most good for the most people. Universalism, therefore, is also referred to as a non-consequentialist ethic.

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I am not sure if I understand your position. Are you stating morality is absolute until it is changed by society? I took a stance for moral absolutism and agree with Irvine as you presented. There are absolute morals which span generations and cultures with some conditions or exceptions.

There are multiple different viewpoints to consider when reviewing Christian ethics and making important ethical decisions. The Bible plays a huge rule in the development of the Christian ethical system and is a very reliable resource. However, there is a wide range of perspectives when it comes to the Bible as a whole.

Are you a moral relativist, or an ethical absolutist? And if truth were told- it’s extremely hard for me to pick one moral code (absolutist or relativist) because, moral codes, mainly focuses on rights and wrong behaviors. On one hand, there is a moral absolutist: a person, who believes in one idea, and cannot be persuaded to another idea. Those that are absolutist are individuals who are only fixated with their ideas: focus on their theories, beliefs, and religion. Then, moral relativist, are optimistic and tolerate others' beliefs and views. Some moral relativist believes that all human circumstances are different, so, it’s extremely hard to judge certain events. If an events that occur, from people who done wrong doing,

Utilitarianism is synonymous with consequentialism. This theory involves evaluating situations based on consequences “that provide the greatest good for the greatest number of people” (Kidwell & Kochanowski 2005, p. 141). A glimpse of utilitarianism can be seen in the form of a democracy. Not to mention, this theory has a gigantic flaw in the fact that it realizes on the fact that all consequences are based on factions that would have the largest number of members. By ignoring the minorities, the solutions to the consequences results on morality which varies according to the party an individual belongs to at the time. Utilitarianism from a business perspective fails to realize that focusing on producing goods more on individuals and the minorities can provide a competitive advantage allowing a company to gain more of the market share in customers. Unfortunately, utilitarianism does not coincide with the Christianity perspective on ethics. The Bible forewarns in Matthew 7:13-14 that one should not follow the masses because it will lead to destruction while if one chooses life they will have to travel the road less traveled. This might seem harsh but God wants to know that you choose Him over all things and that He is the center of life. Jesus makes it very clear in Luke 13: 22-30 that their will only be a few who will enter into heaven therefore it is wise not to participate in utilitarianism if the solution does not follow God’s will being done in that instance. One must remember that it is easier to give into the flesh however whenever one chooses the flesh they are choosing death according to Romans 8:13. Hedonism is a theory that seeks to solve the flawed utilitarianism by focusing on the individual