8 AJARAN MORAL SOSROKARTONO DARI PERSPEKTIF TEORI ETIKA DEONTOLOGISME

Abstract

Sosrokartono is a spectacular philosopher. He gave moral teachings as well as practicing the teachings consistently and consequently in his daily lives. Most of its moral teachings are deontological. Sosrokartono teaches that man in his life should fulfill its obligations. The obligation of human life is to love and devote ourselves to God, Al Khalik. The manifestation of obligation is to do something like help to fellow human being who need outright, with no strings attached (“leladi mring sesami”).

Central of Sosrokartono’s moral teachings is formulated in “Ilmu Kantong Bolong”. Sosrokartono’s moral teachings are very relevant to address problems of demoralization that hit Indonesian society and the nation at this time, as the excesses of swift currents of globalization. Sosrokartono’s moral teachings, which emphasize concern for the fate of others, can eliminate attitudes that materialistic, invividualistic, secularistic, and hedonistic which is endemic.