CS Lewis 'Moral Argument'

Morality seeks to provide a moral agreement that binds the people in a society by providing a blueprint of shared values that dictate what is right and wrong. The two principles of morality are moral objectivism and moral relativism. The thesis of this essay is that moral relativism is a better guide to morality as compared to moral objectivity as it puts things into perspective by considering moral ideas and variables on a universal understanding.

To back his claims Lewis then presents eight proofs to show the reader what he is discussing more clearly. The eight proofs are stilted comparisons, justification of individual corruption for being part of a sinful system, belief that time dims sin, acclimation to low social norms, thinking that which is moral to man is moral to God, focusing on a specific trait and ignoring all others, failure to obeying God’s rules and then protesting about them being overly moral, and finally excusing moral failures on biology and evolution rather than attempting a change. These all fit into the two causes that Lewis

All moral arguments for the existence of God work on the principle that we all have a shared sense of morality. Despite cultural differences, broadly speaking, humans worldwide have a vague idea of what is right and what is wrong; a moral argument for the existence of God would say that this mutual understanding is proof of God's existence.

Morality exists throughout all cultures and religions of the world in some shape or form. In

According to Dr. Karen Wynn, humans are in fact born with an ingrained sense of morality. In the classic experiment where a baby sees two scenarios, one with a helpful puppet and one with a mean-spirited one, over 80% choose the kind character when presented with both of them. From primates that roam jungles to dolphins that traverse oceans, even animals have this instinct in their brains. We are all created with this inner sense, so the question is, how does it change in certain people? If all creatures start off with a clean slate, a sympathetic spirit, there must be something that causes them to

As a child, everyone is exposed to three important concepts: what is wrong and right, other people, and sexuality. Morality impacts the decisions that people make on a day to day basis. Someone will not want to do something they consider immoral. This can be seen in chapter 4 of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Roger is seen throwing rocks at Henry. While Roger is throwing stones at Henry, he does not hit Henry with a stone, because it goes against society’s morals.

Several people may have there different opinions on morality and many may argue that morality is relative to culture and upbringing and I absolutley agree with the statement. Where you come from and who your raised by often makes you who you are. For example if your raised around people who do not have a work ethic or never believed in anything they just live day by day thats most likely going to be your natural attitude. Growing up my mother was always on me making sure I stayed in school, playing a sport and always keeping up with my faith.

A quite popular idea is that a person's childhood has the greatest influence on their personality and their moral standards. As stated by Patrick Crispen in Criminal Minds, a child's morals are learned and set by the age of ten years old (67). Also stated in Criminal Minds, is the assumption that a sixth-grade teacher could look at a class of students and determine who will be successful, who will be a "trouble-maker", and so forth (70). This is a deeper example of how

In the article Unspeakable Ethics, Unnatural Laws, Arthur A. Leff took an agnostic approach when determining what morality should be comprised of. He suggested that humans struggle with desiring to follow a predetermined and unchallengeable set of moral rules, while at the same time wanting the autonomy to create those rules.

Referring to morality from an individual point of view, each person has strong beliefs about what is wrong and what is right. Moreover, morals differ from person to person and may be due to difference in culture. Morality also results from basic human emotions i.e. love, hate, honesty, greed, sins etc (Psychology Today).

Many things can contribute to what you think is morally right or wrong. Religion, for example, may create a barrier on to what extent you do something. Some religions set rules, or guidelines on which they limit what people do. Cultures, as well, contribute to people’s decisions. Many times our values and ethics disagree with different people who hold different

To answer Preston (2001, p39) question one, it would depend on the circumstances. I have the moral understanding passed down via my family beliefs passed on from previous generations to them, from their parents and grandparents, I also have the influencing values of friends in my social circle. I believe I have learnt the right moral behaviour, as

When we are young our morality is shaped as we learn from our family and the environment. “Psychologists say a child must develop a sense of values by the age of seven to become an adult with a conscience” (Rosenstand 4). Children experience a plethora of information and subsequently build their personalities based on what they learn from growing up in their given culture. We are a product of our environment in the sense that we

I agree with Audi because the beauty of moral knowledge is that it is different for everyone yet somehow for many it is quite similar even if they’re generations apart or worlds apart. Moral knowledge may come from an idea, like the idea of hitting an innocent dog is absolutely horrible and no one should ever hurt a dog no matter what by simply just thinking about it or through previous ideas with empirical evidence, such as past observations, basically like rationalism.

Morality refers to the concept of proper human action in terms of "right and wrong," also referred to as "good and evil. According to Hobbes (1994:11), morality is simply a declaration of rules and beliefs that are considered absolute guides for human behaviour. According to Hare (1981:27), “Morality is a system of principles and judgments based on cultural, religious, and philosophical concepts and beliefs, by which humans determine whether given actions, are right or wrong.” Moral values and graciousness, in the past, were prominent in most teenagers. Every individual has capacity for growth. But a seed cannot grow without nurturing. And farmers don’t get to neglect their crops. So moral values has to be inculcated from infancy. Many years