“In the light of absolute values (religious or ethical) man himself is judged to be limited or imperfect, while he can occasionally accomplish acts which partake of perfection, he, himself can never be perfect.” MenLightValuesReligiousPerfectPerfectionAbsolutesAccomplishEthicalJudgedImperfectAbsolutism Author:T. E. Hulme
“(Because) the notion of absolute truth is difficult to sustain outside the context of religion, ethical conduct is not something we engage in because it is somehow right in itself but because, like ourselves, all others desire to be happy and to avoid suffering. Given that this is a natural disposition, shared by all, it follows that each individual has a right to pursue this goal. Accordingly, I suggest that one of the things which determines whether an act is ethical or not is its effect on others' experience or expectation of happiness.” DesireSufferingIndividualGivenDifficultGoalNaturalEffectsTruth IsExpectationsEthicsAbsolutesNotionDeterminePursueEthicalDispositionAbsolute Truth Author:Dalai Lama
“Agnosticism is not properly described as a "negative" creed, nor indeed as a creed of any kind, except in so far as it expresses absolute faith in the validity of a principle which is as much ethical as intellectual.” KindPrinciplesIntellectualNegativeAbsolutesEthicalCreedsAgnosticismValidity Book:Lectures and Essays Source: Lectures and Essays
“At the center of the Christian faith is the affirmation that there is a God in the universe who is the ground and essence of all reality. A Being of infinite love and boundless power, God is the creator, sustainer, and conserver of values....In contrast to the ethical relativism of [totalitarianism], Christianity sets forth a system of absolute moral values and affirms that God has placed within the very structure of this universe certain moral principles that are fixed and immutable.” ChristianCertainValuesUniverseMoralChristianityPrinciplesAbsolutesStructureFixedEthicalContrastRelativismMoral ValuesMoral Principles Author:Martin Luther
“How are you going to teach virtue if you teach the relativity of all ethical ideas? Virtue, if it implies anything at all, implies an ethical absolute. A person whose idea of what is proper varies from day to day can be admired for his broadmindedness, but not for his virtue.” IfsPersonsIdeasTeachVirtueEthicsAbsolutesEthicalDay To DayVaryRelativityBroadmindedness Author:Robert M. Pirsig
“In the ethical sense, propaganda bears the same relation to education as to business or politics. It may be abused. It may be used to over-advertise an institution and to create in the public mind artificial values. There can be no absolute guarantee against its misuse.” MindMayUsedValuesBearsRelationAbsolutesInstitutionsAdvertisingPropagandaGuaranteesManipulationEthicalArtificialMisuse Author:Edward Bernays