Sacrifice and victimhood in secular and Christian ethics

Pugachev Oleg Sergeevich, Pugacheva Natalya Petrovna

The article is devoted to the analysis of the concepts of sacrifice and victimhood in Christian theology and secular ethics, as well as in Christian ethics, which occupies an intermediate position between them. Shows the moral and historical significance of sacrificial acts, regardless of faith. In addition, possible moral distortions of sacrifice and self-sacrifice are considered. The self-sacrifice is interpreted, inter alia, in the aspect of Kant's autonomous ethics.

Keywords:sacrifice, victimhood, self-sacrifice, Christian ethics, I. Kant, G. Marcel.