Kayla Shahid
Ethics: Foundations of Moral Action
In this chapter we discussed how religion shapes what we believe is ethical and how we should act. Both in Jewish and Muslim religion there is a set of moral commands and civil obligations along with punishment. By following these religious morals and ethical thoughts, they accept there is a sacred authority there to know how things should be looked at and done. Deontological ethics sees things as you have the obligation/duty to act the way that is appropriated. Individuals do not need to have personal interest or any type of experience with the situation they should know it is the right thing to do without being told. Up next is teleological ethics which is referred to as “consequentialism”. There is more of a focus on the whole group or society from the consequences of the actions that were represented. Also Utilitarian ethics takes the actions from an individual or communities that help contribute the overall happiness to a greater population. Lastly there is the virtue ethics which explains that this is more individual based with various virtues. Some various virtues are generosity, truthfulness and justice. Cosmic law refers to the laws that were appointed to individuals by tradition. Dao means the pathway on how to do things used in both cosmic and natural law. Natural law refers to naturally knowing what to do and not being taught what needs to be done of individuals. Moral law is god divine plan that the natural beings for their own natural reason. Moral exemplars are people with great charisma which they possess a spiritual gift with special/extraordinary/endowments as a way to spread religion in hopefully a positive way.