Ethics comes from “ethos” that come from Greek Language. It means “character”, This term refer to habit. The purpose of ethics in Classic Greek is to achieve happiness where it known as “eudaimonia” related to “arete”: virtue, wise that become Aristoteles philosophy.

In todays modern world, ethics become a much more depth discussion from Immanuel Kent perspectives whom create deontologis ethics. It is moral theory philosophy where it’s teach a right act to do if he/she do the act according to he/she relevance principles. For Kant personally moral norm is absolute binding and it’s not depends on wether he/she obey norm to get a beneficial results or not.

As a guest speaker Salihara invite Franz Magnis-Suseno, S.J. He is renowned as a Philosopher in STF Driyarkara, Jakarta. Graduated from Munchen University (1973). He already wrote more than 25 books about ethic and politics philosophy.

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