The Foundational
Principles of
Morality
 

When you carry out acts of kindness ,

 you get a wonderful feeling inside. It is
as though something inside your body
responds and says , yes, this is how I
ought to feel.
- Harold Kushener
 

“Even on your worst day on the job,

you are still some children best
hope.” 

“A teacher affects eternity; he can

never tell where his influence
stop."
 

For you be able to cope with

expectations you should be
anchored on a bedrock
 foundation of moral and ethical
 principles.
 

 What is morality
- it refers to “the quality of human
acts by which we call them right or
wrong, good or evil.”  
 

It is contrary to man’s nature

when man and woman do as
the dogs do. To do so is to go
down to the level of the best.
 

 
Meaning of
 foundational moral
 principle  
 

What is meant by foundational moral

 principle?

-  The word principle comes from the

Latin word “princeps” which means a
beginning, a source.

-   A principle is that on which something

is based, founded, originated, initiated.
 

 
A foundational moral principle is,
the universal norm upon which all
other principles on the rightness
or wrongness of an action are
 based. It is the source of morality.
 

 
The foundational moral
 principle is contained in the
natural law.
 

What is the natural law?

-  It is the law “written in the hearts

of men.”
-  …It says “do good and avoid evil”. 
 

(Romans 2:15) For theist, it is “man’s

share in the eternal law of God.”  
St. Thomas defines it as “the light of
natural reason, whereby we discern
what is good and what is evil. . . an
imprint on us of the divine light..”  
It is the law that says “do good and
avoid evil,” THIS IS THE FOUNDATIONAL
MORAL PRICIPLE.
 

  Panizo says: “writing, customs, and

monuments of past and present generations
 point out this conclusion: that all peoples
on earth, no matter how savage and
illiterate , have recognized a supreme law
of divine origin commanding good and
 forbidding evil.”  
 

  “All men have a mind which cannot

 bear (to see the suffering of)
others..If now men suddenly see a
child about fall into the well, the will
without exception experience a
feeling of alarm and distress.
-Mencius
 

   “ Do not do others what you do not

like others do to you.” -Kung-fu-tsu

“Do to others what you like others

do to you.” -golden rule of Christianity

“Act in such a way that your maxim

can be the maxim for all” -Immanuel
Kant
 

Two Great Commandments

“Love God with all your heart,

with all your mind, with all your
strength” and “Love your neighbor as
you love yourself.” 
 

 
Buddhists Eightfold Path
1. Strive to know the truth
2.  resolve to resist evil
3.  say nothing to hurt others
4.  respect life, morality and property
5.  engage in a job that does not injure others
6. Strive to free their mind of evil
7. Control their feelings and thoughts and
8. Practice proper forms of concentration
 

  Buddha taught that “hatred does not cease

hatred; hatred ceases only by love.”

The Islamic Koran “ forbids lying, stealing,

adultery, and murder.” It also teaches
honors for parents, kindness to slaves,
 protection for the orphaned and the
widowed, and charity to the poor. It
teaches the virtues of faith in God,
 patients, kindness, honesty, industry,
honor, courage, and generosity. It
condemns mistrust, impatience and
cruelty.” 
 

The Five Pillars of Islam

1. Prayer
2. Self-purification by fasting
3. Fasting
4. Almsgiving
5. Pilgrimage to Mecca for those
who can afford.
 

“Teachers are duly licensed

 professionals who possesses dignity
and reputation with high moral
values as well s technical and
 professional competence. In practice
of their profession, they strictly
adhere to, observe and practice this
set of ethical and moral principles,
standard and values.” 
 

  Good Moral Characters

1)  being fully human  –  you have realize
substantially your potential as a human person
2)  being a loving person  –  you are caring in an
unselfish and mature manner with yourself, other
 people and God.
3)  being a virtuous person  –  you have acquired
 good habits and attitudes and you practice them
consistently in your daily life, and   
4)  being a morally mature person  –  you have
reach a level of development emotionally, socially,
mentally, spiritually appropriate to your
developmental stage.
 

 
You are on the road to moral
development when you strive to
develop your potential, you love and
care for yourself and make this love
flow to others, you lead a virtuous
life, and as you advance in age you
also advance in your emotional,
social, intellectual and spiritual life.
 

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