Paradigms and Parameters for the Comparative Study of Religious and Ideological Ethics

This article analyzes several characteristic features of moral systems viewed as cultural realities. Moralities are viewed as historically transmitted languages of persuasion, by means of which persons communicate expectations and demands. For purpose of comparative studies, the article proposes tha...

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Main Author: Bird, Frederick (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1981
In: Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1981, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-185
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Summary:This article analyzes several characteristic features of moral systems viewed as cultural realities. Moralities are viewed as historically transmitted languages of persuasion, by means of which persons communicate expectations and demands. For purpose of comparative studies, the article proposes that moral systems be analyzed in relation to their typical patterns of moral reasoning, moral meanings, social functions, and moral authority. The article examines several analytical typologies for comparing these constituitive dimensions of moral systems.
ISSN:1467-9795
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics