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The Significance Of Martial Ethics In Bioethics: An Alternative Ethical Theory
Perseville U. MENDOZA, M.A.*
*Assistant Professor Philosophy Department University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, PHILIPPINES
A persistent problem in ethics has always been the concern with bridging the gap between theory and practice. It appears that knowledge of and familiarity with ethical theory is not a guarantee that an individual will live more ethically and morally than s/he currently does. In and of itself, conventional ethical theories are not coercive enough to force an individual to live ethically, or to make the correct moral decisions. Hence, there is a need to pass such ethical principles in the form of laws. However, while such a move is in fact necessary, I believe that ethical living has to come from within, imposed as it were, by the individual upon the himself. This is possible through actual training in ethical living, and one way to do this is through martial arts training.
The main purpose of this article is to explore martial ethical principles, and to offer a perspective of the martial arts as a practical and viable alternative to conventional ethical theories. The article takes a look at the significance of martial ethics in bioethics.Keywords: Mastery of the self, Ethical training, Self-governance, Ethics of care
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