Source of Moral Obligation

Author

B. Eugene Hibner, Marquette University

Date of Award

4-1929

Degree Type

Bachelors Essay

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

Philosophy

Abstract

The question of the source of moral obligation is one over which great conflicts arise, and concerning which the various schools vary widely. There actually are two possible theories:- the Scholastic theory, which claims that the source of moral obligation is the necessary will of God; and the Rationalistic school, which makes reason, whether individual or of the universal substance, the source of obligation. Kantian Ethics, the foremost of the rationalistic ethics, advocates "practical reason as the source of obligation." However, there are many sub-theories concerning this question of obligation, but we find that they are influenced to a great extent by Kant.

Comments

A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts, Marquette University, in par­tial fulfillment of the Re­quirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Recommended Citation

Hibner, B. Eugene, "Source of Moral Obligation" (1929). Bachelors’ Theses. 523.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/523