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DIVINE LAW  WHAT IS DIVINE LAW? A set of moral and ethical standards believed to be given by God. CHARACTERISTICS OF DIVINE LAW IMMUTABLE MORAL AND ETERNAL ABSOLUTISM UNIVERSAL EXPRESSED APPLICATION THROUGH SACRED TEXTS ...

DIVINE LAW  WHAT IS DIVINE LAW? A set of moral and ethical standards believed to be given by God. CHARACTERISTICS OF DIVINE LAW IMMUTABLE MORAL AND ETERNAL ABSOLUTISM UNIVERSAL EXPRESSED APPLICATION THROUGH SACRED TEXTS  DIVINE LAW IN MAJOR RELIGIONS “Golden Rule”- Treats other as you want to CHRISTIANITY be treated. ISLAM “Sharia” – derived from Quran and Hadith which means “the sayings and actions of the Prophet JUDAISM Muhammad”. “Torah” which contains 613 commandments that Jews are required to follow. HINDUISM “Dharma” Represents the moral order of the universe and one’s duty within it.  ROLE OF DIVINE LAW IN SOCIETY Divine law has played a significant role in shaping legal systems, ethics, and moral codes throughout history. In some countries, religious law still plays a central role in legal systems, such as in many Islamic countries where Sharia is part of the legal code. EGOISM  WHAT IS EGOISM? refers to the theory that one’s self is, or should be, the motivation and the goal of one’s own action.  VARIANTS OF EGOISM DESCRIPTIVE NORMATIV E “positive proposes that people egoism” should be motivated conceives egoism regardless of what as factual presently motivates description of their behavior. human affairs.  PSYCHOLOGICAL EGOISM describes human nature as being wholly self-centered and self- motivated. CATEGORIES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EGOISM DESIRE-BASED humans are always doing what they desire. OBJECTIVE claims that we are always pursuing certain objectives  RATIONAL EGOISM claims that the promotion of one’s own interests is always in accordance with reason. AYN RAND PROPONENT OF RATIONAL EGOISM Rand argues that: first, properly defined, selfishness rejects the sacrificial ethics of the West’s Judaic- Christian heritage on the grounds that it is right for man to live his own life. Rand argues that: second, selfishness is a proper virtue to pursue.  ETHICAL EGOISM the promotion of one's own good is in accordance with morality.  CONDITIONAL EGOISM morally acceptable or right if it leads to morally acceptable ends and it suggests acting in one's self-interest is morally permissible, but only under certain conditions.  THANK YOU!!!!! M AY T H E A L M I G H T Y G O D BLESS US ALL