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Category Archives: Morality
A House of Cards
A society without an ontological moral watchdog effectively polices itself – it justifies its own actions to the point where it expresses moral outrage and indignation when questioned on its actions, as is currently playing out on the Nkandla stage: … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Comment, Ethics, Journalism, Morality, Observations, Opinions, Politics, South African Politics, Southern Cross, World Affairs
Tagged ANC, avarice, Catholic, Catholic Church, Christ, Christians, contemporary society, economical minority, greed, indigent, Nkandla, polemic, politics, public protector, scandal, South African Politics, the marginalised, the poor
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A Scourge in Modern Times
When we think of criminal activity and in particular theft, we tend at times to wrongly associate the perpetrators with the indigent in society. Whilst this is true in some instances due to circumstance, it is wrong to generalise in … Continue reading
Posted in Comment, Ethics, Morality, Observations, Opinion, Social Constructs, World Affairs
Tagged accountability, corruption, criminal activity, depravity, discretion, excessive desire, greed, guilty of omission, ill-gotten gains, immoral nature, impunity, material wealth, moral turpitude, normative behaviour, power, Social Doctrine, society, theft, venal action
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In Defence of Men & Women
It would seem to me that man has been on the downward side of certainty since he decided that reason was the sole arbiter of philosophical reflection. The ‘Age of Enlightenment’, initiated in the 17th century, brushed aside the cobwebs … Continue reading
Posted in Comment, Discussion, Ethics, Morality, Observations, Opinions, Religion, Religious Philosophy, Social Constructs, Uncategorized
Tagged age of enlightenment, human race, humanity, moral and philosophical absolutes, moral turpitude, philosophical reflection, practices, rationalism, relativistic utterances, reproductive progenitors, selfish behavior, sexual intimacy, superstition, tradition
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Stewardship
What a profound word! What does it mean? Where does it apply and to whom does it apply? In our current selfish society, I doubt this word would ever enter the arena of debate, particularly in Southern Africa and yet … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Morality, Observations, Social Constructs, Uncategorized, World Affairs
Tagged action, African philosophy, candidates, citizen, citizenry, direction, earth, election, ethos, fact, gifts, government, grace, heritage, ideals, individuals, nation, opinion, origins, policy, politician, scrutiny, Southern Africa, stewardship, ubuntu, world needs
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On the Misfortune of Being White
PREMISE I have been considering the contents of an article written recently by Father Russell Pollitt of the Jesuit Institute in Johannesburg titled ‘Understanding White Privilege’. In it he puts forward the opinion that white folk are inherently privileged, whether … Continue reading →