Sentence examples for existing moral from inspiring English sources

Even if God had not have given us laws, or even, indeed, if God had not existed at all, on the version of extreme naturalism favored by Gregory of Rimini, all the presently existing moral duties would still apply.

In this sense there was nothing exploratory in the French tragedy; existing moral and spiritual norms were insisted upon.

Human rights declarations and treaties are intended to change existing norms, not just describe the existing moral consensus.

So it is not clear to what extend this approach provides an alternative to existing moral theories.

The term "moral dilemma" is defined as a decision where any possible choice will conflict with an existing moral principle (Blackburn 1994).

One suggested mechanism for this process is that fictions allow imaginative acquaintance with unfamiliar moral perspectives and emotions, and cultivate existing moral understanding and capabilities by directing the reader's attention in ways that allow that understanding to be applied.

Along with postmodern thought, it repudiates any notion of pre-existing moral or political truths or foundations (Ziarek 2001).

If the answer is in the affirmative, i.e. individuals have a "natural" right to enforce this principle of distributive justice, then presumably governments have a right to enforce it; after all, as we have seen above, according to liberal democratic theory individuals relinquish to government whatever pre-existing moral rights to enforcement they might have had.

Conscientiousness can be described as the morally acceptable behavior of different participants in the expert activity, which agrees with existing public morals regarding integrity, utility, and harm.

Chicunique: I felt like I was existing in a moral void – either drowning in a sea of shameless smut or swimming in sentimental twaddle.

But you can't attack the wonder tale for reinforcing belief in God! On the contrary, the agents of fairytale enchantments – Puck, genie, fairy godmother – act outside any existing scheme of moral or religious salvation.