Foundations & Origins
Greek word for "duty" or "obligation."
What is Deon?
Belief that science is the only reliable knowledge source
What is scientism ?
Marxist ethics defined only by what helps the revolution.
100: What is Proletariat Morality?
Philosopher who viewed words as tools for persuasion.
Who is Richard Rorty?
Moral law written on every human heart (2 words)
What is General Revelation?
Philosophical study of the "why" behind moral beliefs.
What is Ethics?
Term for claiming religious values while rejecting their divine source.
What is the Borrower’s Dilemma?
Islamic records defining morality through a prophet’s life.
What is the Hadith?
Local, community-built moral codes, like family rules.
What is a Little Narrative?
Jesus acts as the gold standard of moral character.
What is the Pattern of Virtue?
This system judges ethics by the final results or consequences.
What is Teleology?
Viewing morality as mere genetic programming for species survival.
What is Sociobiology?
The New Age cosmic law of cause and effect.
What is Karma?
The postmodern goal of getting everyone on the same page.
What is Consensus?
Scholar who taught God has a distinct, unchanging character.
Who is Francis Schaeffer?
The personal "what" or specific code a person lives by.
What is Morality?
The gap between describing behavior and prescribing duty.
What is the "Ought" problem?
The result of having no final moral referee in Marxism
What is "Might Makes Right"?
Universal stories that explain everything for everyone.
What is a Metanarrative?
A fixed point for a moral compass that doesn't change.
What is True North?
Contrast the "porous self" with the modern "buffered self." (NQ)
Porous selves are relational; buffered selves are self-contained.
Contrast Naturalism and Secularism within a Christian lens.(NQ)
Naturalism ignores the supernatural; Secularism ignores God's authority.
Why does the "Karmic Dilemma" clash with relative truth?
Karma demands absolute accountability; relativism denies it.
Explain how Rorty’s "reality TV" analogy shifts truth. (NQ)
It replaces divine truth with human negotiation.
Contrast Divine Command Theory with Divine Character Ethics.
Commands are God's decrees; character is His nature.