Ethics and Virtue
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| Judaism | Monotheistic religion of the Jews based on the Torah; Jews believe that they are God's Chosen People meant to live a holy and ethical life
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| Christianity | Monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, who is considered humanity's savior
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| Islam | Monotheistic religion based on the Qur'an and teaching that there is only one God and that Mohammed is his prophet
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| Hinduism | Dominant religion of India based on worship of many gods, including Brahma, and the teachings of the Vedas and the Bhagavad Gita
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| Daoism | Philosophical system based on the teachings of Laotzu; followers seek Dao (the "Way") which they believe governs the universe
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| Confucianism | Philosophical system based on the techniques of Confucius, stressing moral order and harmony in thought and conduct
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| Jainism | Ancient Hindu religion which emphasizes harmlessness (nonviolence) and renuciation
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| Gandhianism | Philosophical system based on the teachings of Indian spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi which stresses nonviolent resistance to evil
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| Vedas | Ancient Hindu sacred writings
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| Sikhism | Indian religion that separated from Hinduism in the 15th and 16th centuries; Sikhs believe in on God and the teachings found in their hold scripture, Guru Granth Sahib
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| Buddhism | Religion originated in India by Siddhartha Gautama, the "Buddha"; Buddhists seek the path to enlightenment through physical and spiritual discipline
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| Smartism | Hindu religious community that emphasizes choice in worship of the manifestations of God and emphasizes the teachings of Vedic texts.
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| Code of Hammurabi | Legal code established by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi, that covered civil, criminal, and commercial law.
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| Book of the Dead | Early Egyptian texts that described the proper conduct needed for a happy afterlife
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| Mahabharata | Major religious epic of ancient India and a major text of Hinduism
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| Duty-Driven Ethics | Ethical system that emphasizes fidelity to principle and duty over the consequences of a moral action
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| Virtue Ethics | Ethical system that emphasizes moral character and development of the virtues as a basis for moral action
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| Consequentialism | Ethical system that judges a moral action by its outcomes or results.
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| The Virtues | Those traits of character or admirable properties allowing humans to achieve a virtuous life
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| Divine Command Theory | Philosophic approach where morality is whatever God (or the gods) command
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| The Golden Mean | Desirable middle between two extremes, between excess and inadequacy, as defined by Aristotle
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| The Forms | Plato's concept that there are ideas essences (the Forms) of objects or things
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| Platonic Virtues | Plato's four virtues: Temperance, Courage, Reason and Justice
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| Hedonism | The pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
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| Qur'an | Holy text of Islam
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| Torah | The Hebrew Bible
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| Ten Commandments | Moral rules given by God to the prophet Moses, according to the Hebrew Bible
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| Five Pillars | Islamic duties of observing creed, praying, charity to poor, fasting during Ramadan, making pilgrimage to Mecca.
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| Golden Rule | Christian precept: do to others what you would have them do to you
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| Five Great Vows | Vows of non-violence, truth telling, non stealing, celibacy, and detachment undertaken by ascetics in Jainism
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| Four Noble Truths | Buddhist teaching on four truths regarding suffering
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| Noble Eightfold Path | Buddhist teaching of eight practices (right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration) for happiness and freedom
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| Five Great Relationships | Key relationships for Confucianism (between father and son, elder brother and younger brother, husband and wife, elders and juniors, and ruler and his subjects)
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