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36 Technium Soc. Sci. J. 552 (2022)
Happiness and Morality in Christian Moral Ethics and in Philosophical Ethics

handle is hein.journals/techssj36 and id is 552 raw text is: Technium Social Sciences Journal Vol. 36, 552-561, October, 2022 ISSN: 2668-7798 SOCIAL SCIENCE5 JOURNAL www.techniumscience.com Happiness and morality in Christian moral ethics and in philosophical ethics Nicolae Brinzea Theology Faculty, Ovidius University - Constanta, Romania nicolacbranzea(cvahoo .com Abstract. Happiness is the ontological state of human nature by which it is defined as a being endowed with reason, will and feeling. Anthropological analysis, whether it is carried out from a theological perspective or from a philosophical perspective, places man in a continuous ascent towards happiness. Thus, the question can be asked: which of the two ethical systems can define the human person as the possessor of morality and happiness, and what are their limits? Keywords. moral ethics, philosophical ethics, happiness, Kant, Aristotle Introduction Happiness has been defined as the most intense state of contentment that man can experience. Whether we do an anthropological analysis from a theological perspective or from a philosophical perspective, we deduce the fact that man is expressed by both sciences as dedicated to happiness. The analysis of philosophical works in which man is highlighted as an exponent of happiness denotes valences of ethics in which the reflective study of what is good or bad shows that part of human conduct for which man is, more or less, personally responsible1 . Starting from the fact that modern and contemporary ethical-philosophical theories are mainly interested in the problem of practical reason and duty2, however, one cannot ignore the human tendency towards a form of happiness, which is not limited within the boundaries of rationality. The fundamental difference between the norms of philosophical ethics and those of Christian moral ethics is that philosophy defined a form of human happiness limited to the intellect, unlike Christian morality which positions man beyond what the intellect can define. By relating man to God, the happiness for which he was created exceeds the possibility of its philosophical expression. I. Christian moral ethics and Kantian philosophical ethics Both Christian philosophy and morality define the person as the recipient of happiness. However, there are major differences in the perception of both man and what we define as i Vernon J. Bourke, Histoire de la Morale, traduit de l'anglais par J. Mignon, Ies Editions du Cerf, Paris, 1970, p. 8 2 Vernon J. Bourke, Histoire de la Morale..., p. 9. 552

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