the metaphysics of moral values
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The Metaphysics of Moral Values
Metaphysics
Abstract philosophical studies : a study of what is outside objective experience. (http://www.merriam-webster.com)
• What does it mean?
Refers to the studies of what cannot be reached through objective studies of material reality. (http://www.pbs.org)
What does “GOOD” mean
to you?
The Studies1. In our EXPERIENCE, the good appears as an
ANALOGOUS concept to the various grades of beings.
(Analogous – means similar or comparable)
Example:• Sunlight is good for the grass• The grass is good for the cow• That person is good to me
2. In different aspects:• The good as Perfective of a subject is object of
desire. (Thing-to-person Relation)
• The good as Perfect in itself is object of love (Person-to-person Relation)
• A good becomes a value to a person if it is freely chosen
Hence, value is not identical with good but is an added aspect of the good..
3. Dynamism of the Good Subject Valuing
It is shown when a material is being on a value to the user because he or she has already a tendency to use it.
Object valuingIt is shown if that material has a specific QUALITY
that can fulfill a need of a user
The two-fold Tendency of a Man
The Natural tendency to the good.This tendency is best explained as:• Will as Object.
• This type of good is an object of natural desire
• This tendency is to possess things. This is HUMAN
The Moral Choice of what is Reasonable
This tendency is best explained as:• The Will as Reason
• This type of good is an object of reasonable love
• This tendency is to know and love another person. This is MORAL
Thus, we say:
“The Wisdom of the intellect creates sage; the wisdom of the
will makes a saint.”
~FIN~
Thanks for
Listening. God Bless
You Always!
Prepared by:Mary Grace L. Alilin
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