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	Moral code - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Moral codes (see Morality) are often complex statements of right and wrong.
		The difficulty lies in the fact that morals are often part of a religion and more often than not about culture codes.
		The ethical code is concerned with weighing all the negative and positive results of an action, and making a decision based upon the greater good for a greater number.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Moral_code (324 words)

	Encyclopedia: Moral code
		Morality is a complex system of general principles and particular judgments based on cultural, religious, and philosophical concepts and beliefs, by which an individual determines whether his or her actions are right or wrong.
		Examples of moral codes include the golden rule; Wiccan Rede, the noble eightfold path of Buddhism; the ten commandments of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; and the ten Indian commandments.
		The moral core of an individual is the extent to which that person will apply his or her notions of morality.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Moral-code (920 words)

	Moral code (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Although some people might think that moral code is simple rarely is anything about one's morals or ethics or for that matter judgment of morals.
		A common version of a moral code a legal code which states the penalties or corrective associated with any particular act (note that of the legal codes are built on foundaton of religion).
		Moral codes such are therefore seen as coercive — of human politics.
	www.freeglossary.com /Moral_code (734 words)

	Moral Code (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The moral code of the straight-edge movement comes from the lyrics of 1980s hardcore punk band Minor Threat and began as a reaction to the excesses of punk...
		The difficulty lies in the fact that morals are often part of a religion and more often then not about culture codes.
		Moral codes as such are therefore seen as coercive part of human politics.
	www.wikiverse.org /moral-code (441 words)

	Moral code (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A common version of a moral code is a legal code which states the penaltiesor corrective actions associated with any particular act (note that many of the legal codes are built on a foundaton ofreligion).
		Theethical code is concerned with weighing all the negative and positive results of an action, and making a decision based upon thegreater good for a greater number.
		Another related concept is the moral core which is assumed to be innate ineach individual, to those who accept that differences between individuals are more important than Creators or their rules.
	www.therfcc.org /moral-code-1179.html (296 words)

	Moral Relativism
		Moral relativism has the unusual distinction — both within philosophy and outside it — of being attributed to others, almost always as a criticism, far more often than it is explicitly professed by anyone.
		Examples of moral practices that appear sharply at odds with moral outlooks common in the United States are not hard to come by: polygamy, arranged marriages, suicide as a requirement of honor or widowhood, severe punishments for blasphemy or adultery, female circumcision or genital mutilation (as it is variously called), and so on.
		She argued that there are conceptual limitations on what could count as a moral code (as seen in section 3 above), and that there are common features of human nature that set limits on what a good life could be.
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/moral-relativism (10692 words)

	Moral Philosophy by Roger Jones
		Moral philosophers want to discover how these rules are justified, and at the logical consequences of moral or ethical beliefs.
		For Marx morality and ethics were part of bourgeois ideology: sets of ideas that ignored the exploitative economic arrangements of society and contributed to False Consciousness.
		Slave morality is the morality of the weak.
	www.philosopher.org.uk /moral.htm (909 words)

	Turning Heroes into Horrors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Moral relativism goes well beyond recognizing this diversity and asserts that different moral principles are true and false in different cultures.
		Moral reformers must always be immoral, according to moral relativism, because they go against the moral code of their society; but any view which implies that moral reformers are always immoral is obviously defective.
		Second, moral reformerâs can exist without the presence of the principle âfollow the advice of moral reformersâ in their societyâs code, so the presence or absence of this principle is irrelevant.
	www.boundless.org /features/a0000966.html (1622 words)

	The Chronicle: 11/15/2002: A Moral Code for a Finite World
		The flaw in an ethical system of universal human rights, unqualified moral obligations, and equal justice for all can be stated in its logically simplest form: If to try to live by those principles under conditions of scarcity causes it to be impossible to live at all, then the practice of that ethics will cease.
		Moral codes, no matter how logical and well reasoned, and human rights, no matter how compassionate, must make sense within the limitations of the ecosystem; we cannot disregard the factual consequences of our ethics.
		The moral of the story is obvious: Any system of economics or ethics that requires or even allows steady growth in the exploitation of resources is designed to collapse.
	chronicle.com /free/v49/i12/12b00701.htm (2602 words)

	Moral code
		Examples of moral codes include the golden rule ; the noble eightfold path of Buddhism ; the ten commandments of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam ; and the ten Indian commandments.
		Teaching Honesty and Self-Respect - Outlines the secular moral code The Way to Happiness by L. Ron Hubbard and its application in combating violence, crime and intolerance.
		The Need For a Moral Code - A short speech by Lee Bohannon that explores the necessity for a moral code.
	www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/Moral_code.html (657 words)

	Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection
		Moral hazard is the result of maximizing behavior.
		There may be costs of violating one's moral code and of getting caught and convicted for arson.
		Unintended consequences abound in the area of moral hazard.
	ingrimayne.saintjoe.edu /econ/RiskExclusion/Risk.html (874 words)

	Natural Code of Morality.html
		Religion-based moral codes carry with them the threat of retaliation from mystical beings in the form of a denial of everlasting life, a condemnation to eternal suffering, a denial of everlasting pleasure, or pain and suffering while still in mortal existence.
		Religion-based codes of morality often carry (A) requirements to believe in and worship only the mystical beings of a specific religion as well as (B) behavioral requirements commonly found in secular codes of law.
		Normal people will follow a natural code of morality because they will learn and realize that they must be socially selfish rather than personally selfish if they wish to achieve most of their desires and to maximize their happiness.
	www.bobkwebsite.com /naturalmorality.html (2688 words)

	The Universal Moral Code by Dr. Kent M. Keith, author of the Paradoxical Commandments
		The Universal Moral Code was created by Kent M. Keith in 2003 while writing a book about morality and ethics.
		The Universal Moral Code is a list of these basic principles regarding how we should live and how we should treat each other.
		The Universal Moral Code is a simple reminder of the basic moral principles that are the foundation for that meaning and happiness.
	www.universalmoralcode.com /code.html (577 words)

	The Need For A Moral Code
		Sometimes they say good things, but more often, especially if non-Catholics are speaking, I hear criticisms, One of the more prevalent criticisms involves the Church’s insistence on keeping a moral code that, it is argued, is arbitrary and out of touch with the requirements of today’s world.
		Especially criticized are the positions of the Church on abortion and homosexual behavior.
		At this point, I want to emphasize that in the view of the Church, there is not a plurality of moral codes.
	www.abortionessay.com /files/moralcode.html (1005 words)

	Your Body's Moral Code
		Morality is often seen as something outside of us, as something that is imposed by either religion or society in order to keep civilization running a smooth course.
		God is so wise that no only did he give us the code of morality written down but he encoded them within our cellular structure, for whenever we stray from His laws sickness and death soon follow.
		Morality wasn’t based on religion, religion was based on the morality that was already inside us.
	www.defendingtruth.org /content.asp?content_id=85 (2364 words)

	PEA Soup: Hooker on the Cost of Internalizing a Moral Code
		Josh, Doug, Dave, Richard Rodewald, and I were discussing the last two chapters of Brad Hooker's Ideal Code, Real World, in which Hooker goes to great lengths to discuss the importance of taking into account the costs associated with having each member of an overwhelming majority of each new generation accept a particular moral code.
		The intended return on these costs is a code's initial and continual acceptance by an overwhelming majority of individuals of each new generation.
		moral codes have a religious connotation to them whereas ethics are strictly humanistic in nature.
	peasoup.typepad.com /peasoup/2004/06/hooker_on_the_c.html (577 words)

	Cracking the Moral Code - [Sunday Herald]
		In the end, the moral universe that underpins Christianity is a human creation.
		As far as personal morality is concerned, we perhaps need to look to the schools to inculcate a basic understanding of utilitarian personal ethics.
		Morality isn’t something we leave to politicians, priests and philosophers, but something we have to practice on our own.
	www.sundayherald.com /37821 (2338 words)

	Model Commentary: On Cultural Relativism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Thesis: If the moral code of a society says that a certain action is right, then that action is right within that society.
		At times I feel our moral codes need to be improved and cultural relativism would not allow me to express the need for these improvements.
		Even though moral codes are bound to societies does not mean we have to totally accept cultural relativism.
	members.aol.com /wutsamada2/ethics/comment/boldrey.htm (318 words)

	Looking at Values -- Moral
		Your child can begin the first steps in problem solving (and thus living by a moral code) by learning that he has choices, by having the opportunity to make his own choices, and by experiencing the consequences of his choices.
		This process of discussing the implications of the moral code is a serious part of adolescence.
		It is impossible to chose "moral" as a value and instill it in your child if you have not thought through (defined) what your moral values actually are.
	www.parentingpress.com /values/moral.html (525 words)

	Overview Of The Comics Code Authority
		Look at the key words: established authority, good taste or morals, respect, the moral code, clothing acceptable to society, a moral issue, value of the home, and the sanctity of marriage.
		One last Code dictum has plagued the medium for decades: "In every instance good shall triumph over evil and the criminal punished for his misdeeds." This moral dictum has had large literary implications; it made comic book stories not much more than simple morality tales.
		Created in 1954, the Comics Code Authority is a document which had comic book publishers trying to appease a white middle class America, which was desperately trying to maintain its values and morals.
	www.sideroad.com /comics/column13.html (542 words)

	moral code (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The testing of a moral code is at the center of virtually every war movie ever made.
		A "realistic" war movie will suggest that war is hideous because war destroys moral codes and creates an atmosphere of "anything goes." But usually, the plot of a war movie develops around a character who is trying to hang on to their personal moral code in the middle of madness.
		We also see that the consequence for Le Ly is that the difficulty of her moral situation increases the strength of her character.
	www.ksu.edu /english/janette/251/jordan/moral.htm (484 words)

	Moral Code
		On the one hand, this formulation of the law has allowed the US Government to ease the tensions between US religious groups and ethnicities: on the other, this new law has empowered atheists to come to the fore and declare their neutrality and even superiority of belief, or rather unbelief.
		The people of the Western Civilization have lived by a moral code from the beginning of recorded history.
		There was the Code of Hammurabi in 2000 BC, the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament two thousand years later and finally the Christian Bible two thousand years after that.
	www.v-a.com /bible/moral-code.html (685 words)

	A Higher Moral Code
		Though it was technically "legal" to kill Jews and other political prisoners, the citizens were blamed for not breaking the law in deference to a higher moral code.
		This is a moral outrage that transcends the law which sanitizes the killings.
		And someday, the moral issues involved here will be as clear to the world as the Nazi holocaust is today.
	www.forerunner.com /forerunner/X0442_Higher_Moral_Code.html (177 words)

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	Moral Code
		The character may choose between Order and Chaos, or remain neutral to that part of the code, and the character may choose between Good and Evil, or remain neutral to that part of the code.
		Players should only choose an evil moral code for their character with the consent of the other players.
		A character may align themselves to a moral code, but fail to live up to the ideals of that code.
	www.hoboes.com /html/RPG/Gods/Rules/MoralCode.html (1503 words)

	Discover Islam and Muslims - Sermon or Khutbah - Islam's Moral Code
		Thus whatever leads to the welfare of the individual or the society is morally good in Islam and whatever is injurious is morally bad.
		It takes up all the commonly known moral virtues and with a sense of balance and proportion it assigns a suitable place and function to each one of them in the total scheme of life.
		It makes morality reign supreme and ensures that the affairs of life, instead of dominated by selfish desires and petty interests, should be regulated by norms of morality.
	www.islamic-paths.org /Home/English/Discover/Sermons/Moral_Code.htm (1323 words)

	From 'liberal' pews, a rising thirst for personal moral code \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Often, this thirst for a personal code of conduct is being satisfied among lay members themselves, who gather in small groups in homes, cafes, and church basements to talk over daily moral challenges.
		Potter and five others in the group asserted a robust moral guidance, urging him to reconcile with every member of his family who had become estranged since learning he was gay.
		In seeking moral counsel, religious progressives are opening a door by which others in the community might influence their preciously guarded domain of individual conscience.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/1208/p01s04-lire.html (1531 words)

	The Asatru Moral Code: The Task of the Warrior
		It takes great strength and determination to gain the self-discipline of a warrior, but without the guidance of a moral code, strength is impotent and determination can gain nothing.
		The rewards of applying self-discipline guided by a moral code under ordinary circumstances are health, harmony, and prosperity.
		A Warrior’s dedication to the Asatru Moral Code becomes the focal point around which all aspects of life revolve.
	www.angelfire.com /zine/secondsight/Warrior.html (488 words)

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