tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38572526.post6249546677198264606..comments2022-03-01T08:34:02.368-08:00Comments on Smart AND Good: No one mourns the wickedBarbara Stengelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00750720938489052189noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38572526.post-66015677337447551152007-07-12T11:03:00.000-07:002007-07-12T11:03:00.000-07:00Ah, fairy tales... they are sweet, heart-warming, ...Ah, fairy tales... they are sweet, heart-warming, and often shockingly unrealistic.<BR/><BR/>Similarly, nailing down accurate account of moral justice, moral integrity, or moral values creates a challenge.<BR/><BR/>This is a classic conventional story that reflects the condition of present society and some of the value systems that are regularly being reinforced.<BR/><BR/>to be continued...hooigracht 15https://www.blogger.com/profile/00398952273032622693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38572526.post-6246566851250007762007-07-12T05:47:00.000-07:002007-07-12T05:47:00.000-07:00As Socrates rationalized in our reading yesterday,...As Socrates rationalized in our reading yesterday, it doesn't seem possible to even define the common thread between virtue yet alone that of virtue, consequences and principles. This being said, we are stuck in a world which graves such "definability". The inconsistencies of this desire for the seemingly impossible seems to be at the root of all conflict.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443029751101561278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38572526.post-15911217695031558322007-07-12T05:22:00.000-07:002007-07-12T05:22:00.000-07:00The new version of the Wizard story seems to mimic...The new version of the Wizard story seems to mimic the age old struggle between good and evil...the need for human beings to view the world as being in a constant struggle for good to overcome evil. We can analyze the moral dilemmas presented in the story until we are blue in the face but my question would simply ask why human nature continues to view humans as facing an endless struggle for good to win. Why are we not reassured that good is a constant in the world and that good will always transcend evil? Because human beings appear to have embraced the belief in good vs bad since the beginning of time, they must have an innate need for self protection or preservation, similar to what animal instincts offer to the animal world. Perhaps this fear of evil is a part of human nature that offers a basic function of protection for survival of the morally good.lzarfoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446092275705000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38572526.post-15724546062063164842007-07-12T05:20:00.000-07:002007-07-12T05:20:00.000-07:00I don't think that it is possible, when speaking o...I don't think that it is possible, when speaking of moral agency, to have a theory that combines everything, including principles, consequences, and virtues. In order to do this, in my opinion, everyone would have to be the same and there would be no room for anyone to be different.<BR/><BR/>What I mean by this is that if there were one theory to describe all, there would have to be a set set of consequences for every action. As we know from working in schools, every action is not equal. A child who steals a milk from the cafeteria because he did not have anything at home to drink is different from the student who stole simply because he wanted to.<BR/><BR/>You would also need to have a set definition of virtues, and I have to believe this is very difficult as well. What may be very important for me, such as religion, is certainly not as high on the priority scale of other individuals in this world. I really think instead of looking at one theory to contain all, we need to really focus on the individual and what is appropriate for the individual.dougHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06892128616624116220noreply@blogger.com