Abstract

One of the most important systems developed for people to lead a happy life is morality. In general terms, morality is the whole of tradition, custom, command, law, thought and belief systems adopted by society. Therefore, it is impossible to conceive the person who has faith and reason without moral principles and values. Moral principles not only ensure the social order, but also offer the society the best way of life. But an important point to be noted here is that moral principles differ according to philosophical currents. While some moralist philosophers claim that religion is significantly necessary in terms of grounding morality and determining moral principles, other part has adopted that religion should be kept away from the field of morality. Such different views and approaches have led to significant debates in the history of philosophy. In this article, which we discuss, we will focus on the basic characteristics of secular morality and religious morality, which are the subject of many discussions, and the main points where they are separated. At the same time, we will try to address the problems posed in both moral systems in a holistic and critical way.

Keywords. Morality, religious morality, secular morality, the relationship between religion and morality, evil and virtue.