THE FOUNDATIONAL

PRINCIPLES OF
MORALITY AND YOU
Reported by: JERROSEMIE B. BALOGAL BEED-2
 Learning outcomes:

 Discuss and
Internalize the
foundational principle
of morality
Whatcomes up to
your mind when we
say MORALITY ?
 Refers to “the quality of human acts by
which we call them right or wrong,
good or evil.”
 Your human action is right when it
conforms with the norm, rule or law of
morality. Otherwise it is said to be
wrong.
Example:
When a male dog meets a
female dog on the street and mate
right there and then.
 What is meant by foundational moral
principle?
The word principle comes from the Latin
word “princeps” which means a
beginning, a source.
-A principle is that on which something is
based, founded, originated and initiated.
-It is the source of Morality.
What is this foundational moral
principle?
-It is contained in the natural law
What is natural law ?
-It is the law “written in the hearts of men”.
(Romans 2:15)
-For theists, it is “man’s share in the Eternal Law of
God...” (Panizo, 1964)
-St. Thomas defines it as “the light of natural
reason, whereby we discern what is good and
what is evil...an imprint on us of the divine light
(Panizo 1964)
-It is the law that says " Do good and avoid evil."
-THIS IS THE FUNDAMENTAL OF FOUNDATIONAL
MORAL PRINCIPLE
KUNG-FU-TSU -“Do not do to others what you do
not like others to do to you”.
GOLDEN RULE OF CHRISTIANITY -“Do to others
what you like do to you”
IMMANUEL KANTS -“Act in such a way that your
maxim can be the maxim for all”
EIGHTFOLD PATH OF BUDDHISTS
1. Strive to know the truth
2. Resolve to resist evil
3. Say nothing to hurt others
4. Respect life, morality and property
5. Engage in a job that does not injure others.
6. Strive to free their mind of evil.
7. Control their feelings and thoughts
8. Practice proper forms of concentration.
FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM
1. Prayer 2. self-purification by fasting
3. Fasting 4.almsgiving
5. Pilgrimage to mecca for those who can afford
Ten commandments and The eight Beatitudes:
These are summed up in the two great
commandments,
1. “Love God with all your heart, with all your
mind, with all your strength”.
2. “Love your neighbor as you love yourself”.
 As laid down in the preamble of our
code of Ethics of Professional Teachers, “
teachers are duly licensed professionals
who possess dignity and reputation with
high moral values as well as technical and
professional competence. In the practice
of their profession, they strictly adhere to,
observe and practice this set of ethical
and moral principles, standard and
values”.
When are you of Good moral character
?

FOUR WAYS OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER:

1.Being fully human

2. Being a loving person
3. Being a virtuous person
4. Being a morally mature person
 Henry Brooks Adams said
"A teacher affects eternity
; he can never tell where
his influence stops".