perspective on the values of being a human
so i'm writing an essay and im trying to prove that morality (right and wrong), loyalty and the worth of a person contributes to society's view on the values of being a human. how would i go about this? my brain is drained
April 21, 2015
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You're practically making a "greater good" argument then.
e.g. Someone who violates the conditions of a law, like theft or murder (which are traditionally seen as negative means) in order to give what was stolen to the poor (altruism, which is traditionally seen as positive ends) or killing someone to save another person.
Essentially, anti-given morality means to a pro-given morality end.
Discuss the movie Elysium in your essay
[quote=Sezbeth]First of all, exclude the "right or wrong" considerations from your morality argument. If you're going to take a society-view stance on the matter, then the concepts of right and wrong are irrelevant due to the definitions being purely subjective.
That said, you have to establish an objective stance on the argument when referring to different societies in this specific context. What one society views as desirable could be entirely different from what another society views in the same way. That statement alone is one of the easiest ways to make that argument.[/quote]
if I am using a character, a manipulative person, how would his contributions to morality, worth of a person, and loyalty show society's views ?
First of all, exclude the "right or wrong" considerations from your morality argument. If you're going to take a society-view stance on the matter, then the concepts of right and wrong are irrelevant due to the definitions being purely subjective.
That said, you have to establish an objective stance on the argument when referring to different societies in this specific context. What one society views as desirable could be entirely different from what another society views in the same way. That statement alone is one of the easiest ways to make that argument.
Well you can always write about two famous person in history one who is known for his/her virtues, and another known for his/her ruthlessness, and write about how history views them.