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Morality deals with that which is regarded as right or wrong. The term is used in regard to three contexts: individual conscience; systems of principles and judgments — sometimes called moral values — shared within a cultural, religious, secular, Humanist, or philosophical community; and codes of behavior or conduct derived from these systems.
Personal morality defines and distinguishes among right and wrong intentions, thoughts or actions. Human conscience is widely acknowledged to encourage individuals to do right; its origins and role are the subject of much discussion. Belief in an effective system of divine judgment often helps with personal motivation, as classically seen in the success of Medieval codes of knighthood and the spread of Islam. The desire to conform to the behavior of a group to which an individual belongs or aspires to belong is also a powerful force, though it may generally apply to more general cultural norms and customs, where the dichotomy is between proper and improper behavior.
Group morality develops from shared concepts and beliefs and is often codified to regulate behavior within a culture or community. Various defined actions come to be called moral or immoral. Individuals who choose moral action are popularly held to possess "moral fibre", whereas those who indulge in immoral behavior may be labelled as socially degenerate. The continued existence of a group may depend on widespread conformity to codes of morality; an inability to adjust moral codes in response to new challenges is sometimes credited with the demise of a community (a positive example would be the function of Cistercian reform in reviving monasticism; a negative example would be the role of the Dowager Empress in the subjugation of China to European interests). Within nationalist movements, there has been some tendency to feel that a nation will not survive or prosper without acknowledging one, common morality.
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"The death of dogma is the birth of morality..." Immanuel Kant
KarlRichard (Karl Richard) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:20:31 -0000
"The death of dogma is the birth of morality..." Immanuel Kant
Watched Sex,Morality and Censorship - a play based on Vijay Tendulkar's controversial classic "Sakharam Binder" - http://tinyurl.com/y9yx7gz
vikasmenon (vikasmenon) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:15:13 -0000
Watched Sex,Morality and Censorship - a play based on Vijay Tendulkar's controversial classic "Sakharam Binder" - http://tinyurl.com/y9yx7gz
Morality is the herd instinct in the individual---Friedrich Nietzsche
CaelynMica (Caelyn Mica) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:08:15 -0000
Morality is the herd instinct in the individual---Friedrich Nietzsche
Political Common Sense and Morality: http://digg.com/d319M6f?t
reeljerc (reeljerc) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:07:57 -0000
Political Common Sense and Morality: http://digg.com/d319M6f?t
RT @mikepfs: Hollywood Morality: Teen Sex on TV Okay Because Real-Life Teens Do It. Huh! #tcot
EZF_TopPolitics (EZF_TopPolitics) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:55:06 -0000
RT @mikepfs: Hollywood Morality: Teen Sex on TV Okay Because Real-Life Teens Do It. Huh! #tcot
... Oh right! I was going to listen to the according to Bureau of Morality subversive material. HA, nice one.
TaniaLenina (Lenina) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:53:49 -0000
... Oh right! I was going to listen to the according to Bureau of Morality subversive material. HA, nice one.
Philosophy - Links to philosophical studies of suicide and its meaning for us. Maintained by Matthew Pianalto, graduate student, University of Arkansas.
Assisted Suicide Is Bootleg Suicide, By Thomas Szasz - Bootlegging is likely to occur whenever a law prohibits a human need strong enough to incite people to satisfy it, even at considerable economic cost and personal risk.
Book Review: Fatal Freedom - The book defends autonomy and liberty by speaking out for the right to suicide.
Is There a Duty to Die? - By John Hardwig, Professor and Head, Department of Philosophy, University of Tennessee.
Kevorkian Lies, and Suicide by Thomas S. Szasz - Szasz objects to physician-assisted suicide which makes suicide a medical issue rather than a moral one.
Killing Yourself - Definitions and a short review of arguments against suicide and in defense of suicide.
Metapsychology Online Book Reviews - Fatal Freedom - In-depth book review.
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Morality of Suicide - Why, if at all, is it morally unacceptable for one to bring about one's own death? Considers the views of Hume, Kant and Utilitarianism.
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Seneca, Epistle 70 - on the proper time to slip the cable.
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Seneca: On Taking One's Own Life - Advocating suicide as a valid choice.
Suicide - Suicide and the absurd. Contrasting the views of Albert Camus and Thomas Nagel.
Suicide - From Dr. Ezio Vailati's course on Ethics.
Suicide and Assisted Suicide - Chapter from Peter McWilliams book Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do
Suicide and the Immortality of the Soul - The Complete 1783 Edition of David Hume's Essays.
Suicide: A Civil Right - From the Antipsychiatry Coalition.
Summa Theologica II-II, 64, 5 - Is it lawful to kill oneself? By St. Thomas Aquinas.
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The Absurd Hero - Summary of The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus.
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The complete works of Robert Green Ingersoll - Includes five sections of his views on suicide.
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The Ethical Debate - Chapter 5 from When Death is Sought - Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in the Medical Context. A comprehensive historical and philosophical survey.
Meta Description: [ When Death is Sought - Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in the Medical Context - New York State Department of Health, Task Force on Life and the Law ]
The Murder of Oneself - A critical overview of ethical issues involved in suicide.
The Right to Suicide by Patty Fleener M.S.W. - There should be no right to commit suicide, since suicidal people are not their real selves.
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