Transcript Morality in the Modern World

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There are two more units for us to tackle. They
are Morality in the Modern World and
Christianity: Belief and Science
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Today we will be starting with Morality in the
Modern World
Morality in the Modern World
What is this unit
about?
This unit involves the study of two areas
Area 1
This will involve
studying the
relationship
between religion
and moral values
Area 1
We will cover
religious
approaches to
morality and nonreligious
approaches to
morality
Area 2
Here we choose a
moral issue to
study.
Area 2
Here we choose a
moral issue to
study. We will cover
War and Peace
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Read the handout for further details
Homework for Monday 24th October
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Write about a person who inspires your moral
values. Explain who they are, what they do,
and how/why they have inspired you.
Approximately 100 words
Discuss in Groups
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What is morality?
What are moral values?
What are moral decisions? Think of examples
What are immoral actions?
12 minutes
Morality
Moralitas
 The word morality comes from the Latin
moralitas. It refers to manner, character or
proper behaviour
Where do our moral
values come from
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Who might inspire you to be a more moral
person?
Mother Theresa
Nelson Mandela
Martin Luther King
“So the question is not
whether we will be
extremist but what kind of
extremist will we be.
Will we be extremists for
hate or will we be
extremists for love? Will
we be extremists for the
preservation of injustice –
or will we be extremists for
the cause of justice?”
St Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to
console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
St Francis
“Not to hurt the animals is our first duty to
them, but to stop there is not enough. We
have a higher mission: to be of service to
them whenever they require it…
...If you have men who exclude any of God’s
creatures from the shelter of compassion
and pity, you will have men who will deal
likewise with their fellow men.”
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do
what’s possible; and suddenly you are
doing the impossible.”
St Francis
Time Out: Think, Pair and Share
 Is
there anything
which you think is
always wrong no
matter what?
Absolute or Relative Morality?
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Absolute Morality
This is the belief that
if something is wrong,
then it is wrong – no
matter what! For
example, killing is
ALWAYS wrong.
Copy this into
your jotters
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Relative Morality
This is the view that
you have to take each
situation for what it is
– you can't apply
fixed rules.
For example,
normally killing is
wrong but sometimes
it IS the right thing to
do.
Discuss
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As a group, try to think of another example to
show the difference between absolute and
relative morality
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Turn to p72
Complete questions 1, 3, 4 and 5 (you have
already done Q2)