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duties and obligations to be performed. For example: we should speak truth, we should align ourselves with the cosmic spirit, and we should feel our camaraderie. etc., These judgments often uphold minimal standards of conduct and assert or imply a moral „ought.‟ The second kind of judgment focuses on human excellence and the nature of the good life. These judgments are aimed at promoting in the most general terms happiness, excellence, universal good etc., It is obvious that happiness requires activity and not mere consumption and good life includes friendship, maintaining intellectual and physical health. These appear to be the general moral judgements. The particular ethical judgements would be examples of these two. It is to be noted that these two types of judgements are to be distinguished separately and should not be confused one with the other.
Ancient seers have always maintained the first type of morals as primary as we find in Manu Dharma and other neeti Sastras. The moral
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