Unraveling the absolute moral principle : ethics for Filipino students / Lionel E. Buenaflor, Angelito T. Masarap, Clemente O. Boleche Jr., and Juvy M. Bustamante

Dr. Lionel E. Buenaflor has authored several books and published several researches in Ethics, Logic, Philosophy of Persons, World Religion, Philosophy of History, Filipino Philosophy and Batangas History and Culture. He has presented several of his papers in both local, regional, national and international conferences. He is currently the Director of the Batangas Heritage Center and concurrently the Chairperson of the Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Core Values Department of the University of Batangas. He is also the Cluster Head in the areas of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Center for Research and Publications of the University of Batangas. He is also the DepEd Regional trainer for Philosophy of Person and World Religion and the CHED's Regional Trainer for Ethics.
Angelito T. Masarap finished his Master of Arts in English at the University of Batangas. He took his AB Classical major in Philosophy at St. Francis de Sales College Seminary in Lipa City. He is about to finish his Doctor of Philosophy major in Educational Administration at the University of Batangas while working on, at the same time, , for his Ph.D. in Philosophy at the De La Salle University-Manila. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Batangas and the Museum Curator of the Batangas Heritage Center of the same institution.
Clemente O. Boleche is currently connected as a faculty at the Angeles University Foundation in Angeles City, Pampanga. He finished his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in Adamson University, Manila. He earned his Pre-Theology Program Certificate, major in Philosophy at Assumption College in Worchester, MA, USA. He also earned units in Masters of Divinity at St. John Seminary in Boston, MA. He took his Master of Arts in Theology, major in Pastoral Ministry at St. Vincent School of Theology. He earned some units in MA major in Public Administration. He is about to finish his Dissertation for his Ph.D. in Educational Management in Angeles University Foundation while working as a CHED researcher.
Juvy M. Bustamante finished his MA in Teaching Philosophy at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City and his Bachelor of Laws in University of Nueva Caceres in Naga City. He took his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy at the Holy Rosary Minor Seminary in Naga City. He taught philosophy in Universitas de Sta. Isabel and Ateneo de Naga. He is now the Human Resource Manager of the JLO Auto Group in Camarines Sur and a philosophy instructor at the Naga Foundation.

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Preface. Introduction. 1. Ethics defined. 2. The moral agent. 3. Moral character . 4. The act. 5. The epicurean ethics. 6. The ethics of Stoicism. 7. The virtue ethics of Aristotle. 8. The natural law ethics. 9. The Kantian ethics. 10. The utilitarian ethics. 11. The pragmatic ethics. 12. Nietzsche and the power ethics. 13. The right and the good. 14. John Rawl's theory of justice. 15. Situation ethics. 16. Man as the foundation of goodness. 17. The morality of human sexuality. 18. The morality of contraception. 19. The moral issue on abortion. 20. The moral issue on birth deformities. 21. The morality of genetic engineering. 22. The moral issue on euthanasia. 23. The morality of suicide. 24. The morality of death penalty. Epilogue.

This book is an attempt to expose the different moral principles and philosophical theories that will aid the readers in making moral judgements. This book also serves as an exposition of the different moral issues. From these moral issues, the book will provide the readers a better understanding as to how should a decision be made and what principle will be best applicable to particular situations. This book may be dealing with the different ethical principles just like the other books on morality and values. Nevertheless, this book will be dealing with the philosophy of morality without getting too far from the religious ideals. Such religious ideals will help the readers understand the role of the Divine Providence in making personal decisions on moral issues.

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