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05 The Moral Agent
05 The Moral Agent
Reasons…
The Human Person is the only Moral Being
a being of
action
Intellect
Freewill
Examples:
• The things we eat and how we prepare food,
• how we talk and what language we use,
• what we make and how we make and utilize things,
• how we understand the meaning of life and death,
• and how we recognize the ultimate meaning of life.
Culture and its role in Moral Behavior
RIGHT or GOOD
As what the society or culture dictates as good, it is
considered as already good
There is a sense of
universality among all
people.
What can we learn from Cultural
Relativism:
What can we learn from Cultural Relativism: