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IMPERATIVES OF ETHICS

E. M. JAMILLA
UST Institute of Religion
IMPERATIVES OF ETHICS
ETHICS – presupposes some imperatives or sine qua non,
those without which ethics would not be possible.

These imperatives are:


1. The existence of God or a Supreme Being
2. The existence of human freedom
3. The existence of an afterlife, or the immortality
of the soul
1. The existence of God or a Supreme Being

• Without the existence of God or a Supreme


Being, Ethics would make no sense.
• There is no sense for man to deny himself
evil but pleasurable acts if there were no final
judge to dispense justice.
• Without this being, the whole structure of
Ethics will collapse.
2. The existence of human freedom

• No Ethics is possible without human freedom.


• Responsibility, which is an indispensable factor in
Ethics would be meaningless if men were not
free.
• Freedom always involves an option of whether
to do or not to do.
• Ethics is the science of morality of human acts
which presupposes responsibility, which in turn
is based on freedom to do or not to do.
3. The existence of an afterlife

• That the soul is immortal, or that the soul will outlive


the body, is a postulate in Ethics.
• If there is no life beyond the grave, there would be
no point in discussing justice.
• The immortality of the soul is therefore a
cornerstone in Ethics.
Reference:
FUNDAMENTALS OF ETHICS
BY: EMERITA S. QUITO (1989)

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