Questions tagged [morality]
Also, ethics. Questions regarding the view(s) of Judaism about the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior, particularly with emphasis on moral philosophy including moral ontology, or the origin of morals, as well as moral epistemology, or what is known about morals.
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Where does the sense of morality come from?
Where does our sense of morality which impels us to right conduct come from?
Is it something internal to us, or perhaps it is external to us? Is it physical or spiritual, etc.
For example, does our ...
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Is it considered a good thing that Lot's daughters slept with their father?
In Bereishis 19:30-38 the story is told how the 2 daughters of Lot thought (for whatever reason) that they should sleep with their father. From the psukim themselves, it is unclear whether or not what ...
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When is it moral to line up and kill thousands of little girls? A question on the Torah's morality
I am bothered by an incident in the Torah that seems morally unacceptable.
After the incident with Pinchas, the Torah records that Klal Yisroel were commanded to attack Midian to avenge their attempt ...
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What defines a person who is circumcised "of the heart"?
Circumcisions of the heart are a topic which I've seen mentioned a couple of times but never really delved into. While the word circumcision is used to describe it, the mark cannot be equated to true ...
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Morality before Sinai
If Torah is the source of morality, defining what is right and wrong, then Pre-Matan Torah, pre-Sinai, what form of moral objectivity existed?
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Can Morality Exist Without Divine Basis?
A common theistic claim is that atheism has no basis for morality, and that a basic morality must be determined by God for it to exist. There are instances in secular fields such as Biological ...
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