Ethics and the Moral Compass · Ethics and Morality

Dharma and Moral Duty

Understanding the concept of Varnasrama Dharma and Nishkama Karma in the Bhagavad Gita.

Key Questions

  1. 1Can an action be moral if the person performing it expects a reward?
  2. 2Is duty defined by one's social position or by universal principles?
  3. 3How should one resolve a conflict between two competing duties?

CBSE Learning Outcomes

CBSE: Ethics - Dharma and Nishkama Karma - Class 12
Class: Class 12
Subject: Philosophy
Unit: Ethics and the Moral Compass
Period: Ethics and Morality

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