ETHIC THEORIES

CHRISTIANITY

• The ten commandments are an outline of ethics put forth for Christians to follow.

loyalty/Worship

• You shall have no other gods before Me. (Loyalty)
• You shall make no idols. (Worship)

Respect for God

• You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
• Keep the Sabbath day holy

Respect for others

• Honor your father and your mother. (Respect your parents)
• You shall not murder. (Respect for human life)

Respect for Others

• Honor your father and your mother. (Respect your parents)
• You shall not murder. (Respect for human life)

Purity/Honesty

• You shall not commit adultery. (Purity)
• You shall not steal. (Honesty)

Truthfulness/Contentment

• You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. (Truthfulness)
• You shall not covet (Contentment)

Buddhism

• There are 5 precepts (ethics) that are put forth for buddhist to follow.

Respect/Honesty

• To abstain from taking life (respect for life)
• To abstain from taking what is not given (honesty)
• To abstain from sensuous misconduct (respect for others)

Honesty & Purity

• To abstain from false speech
• To abstain from intoxicants as tending to cloud the mind

Confucianism

• There are 5 virtues (ethics) in Confucianism.

Confucianism Ethics

• Kindness
• Honestly/loyalty
• Knowledge
• Faithfulness
• Propriety

ETHICS IN RELIGION

• The 10 commandments, the 5 precepts, and 5 virtues are all ethical guidelines for the followers of that religion.

References

• Conze, E. (2018). Five Precepts of Buddhism Explained. Retrieved from https://tricycle.org/magazine/the-five-precepts/
• Kauffman, K., & Brown, G. (2013). Legal Terminology (7th ed.). Pearson.
• The Ten Commandments Purpose, Meaning and Definition. (2018). Retrieved from http://www.the-ten-commandments.org/ten_commandments-purpose_meaning.html
• Confucius Again: The Five Virtues. (2010). Retrieved from https://cobb.typepad.com/cobb/2010/09/confucius-again-the-five-virtues.html