Just imagine if we lived in a world where our actions had no outcome, where everything we do or say had no consequence. It would be a consequence free paradise. However, this is not the case. We are Humans, and the actions we face, the things we encounter and the things we don't do, have consequences on our lives and on the others revolving around us. As a result, we need to be capable to control our behavior in a near term to not hurt ourselves or our society in the long term. This structure of controlling our actions and our understanding in order to operate in a society is what we often refer to as Morality. Morality is society's way of establishing consequences. “Morality is the explanation of the principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.”
Society views morality in a way teens can relate because of our acts and our lack of thinking before acting. In society we never think about the good and bad or how it could react with a consequence because this is how we have been raised. We always do things without thinking, without knowing if it can hurt someone or something around us. Or even if the outcome stays there or it just disappears after it happens. We just don’t know. This is …show more content…
In a way that we do what is good for one but, also at the same time good for the others that benefit you. For example In the book The Adventures Huckleberry Finn it shows Huck’s individual view of morality,throughout the incident on pages 66-69 and how Huck fights with two distinct voices. One is siding with society, saying Huck should turn Jim in, and the other is seeing the wrong in turning his friend in, not viewing Jim as a slave but, as an individual. Huck isn't sure if he wants to turn in Jim because without out him he is will be alone, but on the other if he turns him in he will be good with society even though he will have that guilt with him
Society views morality in a way teens can relate because of our acts and our lack of thinking before acting. In society we never think about the good and bad or how it could react with a consequence because this is how we have been raised. We always do things without thinking, without knowing if it can hurt someone or something around us. Or even if the outcome stays there or it just disappears after it happens. We just don’t know. This is …show more content…
In a way that we do what is good for one but, also at the same time good for the others that benefit you. For example In the book The Adventures Huckleberry Finn it shows Huck’s individual view of morality,throughout the incident on pages 66-69 and how Huck fights with two distinct voices. One is siding with society, saying Huck should turn Jim in, and the other is seeing the wrong in turning his friend in, not viewing Jim as a slave but, as an individual. Huck isn't sure if he wants to turn in Jim because without out him he is will be alone, but on the other if he turns him in he will be good with society even though he will have that guilt with him