Moral Code and Kinship Obligations: A Comparison of Islam and Confucianism
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9
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A 9 page discussion of the relationships that exist between moral code and kinship obligation for these two philosophies. This paper addresses four specific questions regarding moral code’s basis of legitimacy, the way that kinship obligations are subordinated to the transcending moral code, the way kinship obligations are incorporated into the transcending moral code, and the way the differing perceptions of the afterlife support the conformity to the transcending moral code. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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