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Christian Ethics: ST ND

Christian ethics involves moral transformation that is dynamic and leads to maturation. There are four types of norms: technical dealing with nature; societal strengthening bonds; aesthetic regarding beauty; and ethical regarding right/wrong. Moral transformation results from psychological maturation, moral experiences and encounters that provide learning and deepen understanding. Historically, Greek traditions included Heraclitus' view of a changing world, Parmenides' view of stability, and Plato's compromise. Plato's theories included the forms as ideal concepts and participation with innate ideas of good. Greek religion viewed the soul as originally pure but trapped in the body due to sin, with the objective of a moral and spiritual journey.

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Christian Ethics: ST ND

Christian ethics involves moral transformation that is dynamic and leads to maturation. There are four types of norms: technical dealing with nature; societal strengthening bonds; aesthetic regarding beauty; and ethical regarding right/wrong. Moral transformation results from psychological maturation, moral experiences and encounters that provide learning and deepen understanding. Historically, Greek traditions included Heraclitus' view of a changing world, Parmenides' view of stability, and Plato's compromise. Plato's theories included the forms as ideal concepts and participation with innate ideas of good. Greek religion viewed the soul as originally pure but trapped in the body due to sin, with the objective of a moral and spiritual journey.

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CHRISTIAN ETHICS MORAL TRANSFORMATION – it is a dynamic

movement; not stagnant; and, leads into maturation

4 TYPES OF NORMS:
FACTORS OF MORAL TRANSFORMATION FROM
1. Technical Norms – deals with the different
TRADITION PASSED
forces of nature to ensure human survival
2. Societal Norms 1. Psychological Maturation
a. solidifying and strengthening the 2. Moral experience which leads to Moral
bonds of people reflection
b. refers to the manner of speaking and 3. Moral encounter which gives rise to learning;
dealing with one another comparison with other cultures and religions
3. Aesthetic Norms – perceptual forms to deepen our understanding; to grow, to
a. the way people perceive what is nice, develop our moral values.
beautiful, pleasing, etc.
b. refers to what the five senses
perceive (shape, color, sound, etc.) HISTORICAL SURVEY
4. Ethical Norm
a. dimension of human existence GREEK TRADITION
b. ideal state/goal 1. Heraclitus – the world is fluid, changing,
c. right or wrong/good or bad temporary. Everything is accidental, fleeting,
unstable
2. Parmenides – the world is diverse. There is
DE ONTOLOGICAL THEORY (RIGHT OR WRONG) stability, permanency with contingency
3. Plato – compromised view between
a. straight path
Heraclitus and Parmenides
b. there is moral obligation
c. concept of morality
d. virtue of honesty
PLATO’S THEORIES

A. THEORY OF FORMS
THELEOLOGICAL THEORY (GOOD OR BAD) – from the a. World of Forms (ideas) – external,
Latin word “thelos” which means end. permanent, universal
i. Concept of “good” – idea of
a. external objective
all ideas/ source of ideas
b. an act leading to the end
b. World of Senses – temporal,
c. concept of perfection, completion, fulfillment
changing, fleeting
of being
i. “Good” refers to materials,
persons, things, career, etc.
ii. Experiences of perceiving
CONCEPT OF VALUE – something useful; significant
“good” (passing judgment of
It is the relation between human subjectivity (1st the concept of good)
element) and the one being valued (2nd element). B. THEORY OF PARTICIPATION – Every person
has the innate idea of “good”

5 ASPECTS OF VALUE
GREEK RELIGION MYTH
1. That which corresponds to the need, desire or
yearning The Fall of Man – there is a world of souls (pure)
2. The quality of the thing of value that
- Contains all ideas
corresponds to the need, desire or yearning
- As a consequence of man committing sin, the
3. The value is independent of the need, desire
soul is no longer pure and is trapped in the
or yearning of others
body.
4. That the group or society imposes upon the
individual its value Life’s objective is a moral and spiritual journey.
5. That it is intrinsically desirable; good in itself

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