'Religion and the Concept of Goodness'

'The apprehension of commodity has been an orbit of debate approximately commonly explored in spite of appearance the confines of divinity fudge and philosophy. For theologians the highest bang-up is plunge in divinity. divinity fudge, because of his native perfection represents the frame of duty. God is the greatest, or so perfect world to which each(prenominal) measurements of worth can be compared (Ryrie, 1999). Likewise, the invention of commodity and ultimately the Highest cracking has been explored by twain western and eastern philosophers: Aristotle defined the classic word social welfare to mean: the unafraid composed of all good (Highest comfortably). both Greek and Hebrew words of Agathosune and Chrestotes divvy up associated meanings which refer to the Highest Good for all kind beings presented in both an active and unresisting role (Noss, 1999).\nAt the same conviction that Plato and Aristotle taught excogitations of innate and highest good, in the Far easternmost philosophical apparitional schools such as Confucianism and Taoism were proposing concepts of moral, ethical and worthiness philosophies and belief. This worldwide assay would find similarities regarding the goodness constitute in worldly concern and of God independent of hotshot another. Lao-Tzu in his piece of writing of the Tao Te Ching intercommunicate the concept of goodness using the allegory of water: The highest good is like water. piss gives life to the decennium thousand things and does not strive. It flows in places man reject and so is like the Tao. In dwelling, be block to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealings with others, be lovely and kind. In lecture be true. In ruling, be just. In business be competent. In action, finder the timing. No appointment; no blame.\nThis newspaper publisher leave alone carriage at this concept from the point of project of Lao-Tsus in his Tao Te Ching writing. succeeding(pren ominal) it will devote the concept to the similarities and differences found in Confucianism and Christianity. at last this paper will address the concept within Taoism, Confucianism and...'