Contemporary Moral Problems

Book Review Chapter 1: Ethical Theories:

John Arthur: Religion, Morality and Conscience

Library Reference: N/A

Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Moral-Problems-James-White/dp/0534584306/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233793391&sr=8-1

Quote:  “no one, it is commonly believed, would have such iron strength of mind as to stand fast in doing right or keep his hands off other men’s good, when he could go to the market-place and fearlessly help himself to anything he wanted, enter houses and sleep with any woman he chose, set prisoners free and kill men at his pleasure, and in a word go about among men with the power of a God. He would behave no better than the other both would take the same course”

I choose this quotation because it shows that the person in the quote is he acts like an immoral person. He will do what he wants even though his act is not good, he will continue what is needed to be done. It shows that not all people in the world have conscience because of this attitude and to summarize all his experience the result will be bad.

Learning Expectation:

·         To know what is the meaning Morality?

·         To have an idea what is Conscience?

·         Is Morality and Conscience affects the peoples life and attitude.

·         I want to know what is the true meaning and relationship of Conscience and Morality in the people around the world.

·         Who is the philosopher wrote this theory and why he wrote it.

·         To enhance my idea about religion especially in Morality, and Conscience. 

Review:

    This review is all about religion and morality of different people on how they interact with each other and apply the ethics of religion in personal life. This chapter shows and says that if people don’t have any religion they will do terrible things in short person without religion is possible to do wrong action and attitude. This helps the people to guide their journey of life, in making decision and to do the correction attitude. Morality is like our nature which this is part of a person but the decision is depend on the person view.

What I’ve learned:

·         I learned what is the meaning and relationship of Religion with human Being.

·         I learned the true meaning of Morality.

·         I learned that religion is needed to guide our own path.

·         I learned that morality is societal but this is one of the most important in person.

Questions:

1.    Morality can actually change the people’s life?

2.    Religion is part of Morality?

3.    When Religion starts?

4.    Is there a person who wants to choose to become not a part of religion?

5.    If there is no Religion what is the output of our country?

Citation: (James E. White, St. Cloud State University, 2003