A part of human nature is to be protective in a violent and aggressive way towards others who try and do harm to you or your family. Thus, since humans started to interact with one another, strong and powerful bonds have been forged between them forming societies that today make up a common color coded map of the world. Within each section of the map the society that resides there developed and implemented an ethical code for the betterment of the whole society. As a society grows larger, the guidelines depicting right from wrong begin to blur and become difficult to pinpoint. My family is a society that resides in the neighborhood Pembrey; Pembrey is also a society. My family believes in forgiveness despite the crime, however the community
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In her paper, she states her view of a social system as “communities with common beliefs and practices, which have become integrated patterns of ideas and practices.” Benedict goes on to make an analogy that a culture is a work of art; as a painter chooses a theme for his work so does a society choose a theme for morality. With emphasis on this central theme, whatever it may be, both the painter and society base their masterpiece off it. Each masterpiece or morality is different but we have no position of authority to say one is superior to another. Benedict goes on to say that morals are defined culturally based on what the previous generations deemed appropriate. She uses marginalized groups such as homosexuals to illustrate her point more fully. She references ancient Greece where homosexuality did not have a negative connotation and the act was not immoral, however, in certain parts of america homosexuality is looked down upon and gay bashing is commonplace. She uses this example to clearly show that different cultures have different moral standards and …show more content…
Michael Lynch, the author of True to Life, wrote how every truth is situational and that some trivial, personal, religious, and scientific truths are worthwhile while some are not. Living a happier life because I did not find out if my wife cheated on me or not; personal truth is not always worth pursuing. Leading a fearful life because someone is afraid of God; religious truth is not always worth pursuing. Cloning a human so that we never die will eventually corrupt the human race and kill the planet; scientific truth is not always worth pursing. Thus not all truth is worth pursuing but rather the ideas of how to live a moral life
In her paper, she states her view of a social system as “communities with common beliefs and practices, which have become integrated patterns of ideas and practices.” Benedict goes on to make an analogy that a culture is a work of art; as a painter chooses a theme for his work so does a society choose a theme for morality. With emphasis on this central theme, whatever it may be, both the painter and society base their masterpiece off it. Each masterpiece or morality is different but we have no position of authority to say one is superior to another. Benedict goes on to say that morals are defined culturally based on what the previous generations deemed appropriate. She uses marginalized groups such as homosexuals to illustrate her point more fully. She references ancient Greece where homosexuality did not have a negative connotation and the act was not immoral, however, in certain parts of america homosexuality is looked down upon and gay bashing is commonplace. She uses this example to clearly show that different cultures have different moral standards and …show more content…
Michael Lynch, the author of True to Life, wrote how every truth is situational and that some trivial, personal, religious, and scientific truths are worthwhile while some are not. Living a happier life because I did not find out if my wife cheated on me or not; personal truth is not always worth pursuing. Leading a fearful life because someone is afraid of God; religious truth is not always worth pursuing. Cloning a human so that we never die will eventually corrupt the human race and kill the planet; scientific truth is not always worth pursing. Thus not all truth is worth pursuing but rather the ideas of how to live a moral life