Analysis of Mere Christianity and The Abolition of Man
Chaojun Zheng
Managerial Ethics
Jim Bishop, J.D.
Jan 12 2015
As a Chinese student, I feel so surprised and delighted to discover the similar messages in the two works of C.S. Lewis and Chinese traditional culture. No matter the Christianity spirits in the book Mere Christianity or the moral ideas and social standards in the book The Abolition of Man, when compared with Chinese traditional culture and philosophies, they all have something in common, especially in terms of the essence of the world, the importance of humanity and the rules of the morality. Therefore, this essay would explore the messages that Lewis has discussed in the two works from the standpoint of Chinese …show more content…
Therefore, no matter how the outer environment changes, people should comply with the eternal laws of the nature. In page 18 of The Abolition of Man, Lewis talks about Chinese Taoism. According to Lewis, he thought Tao in Chinese culture is equal to the Way or Road of the world. Chinese people always talks about Great Things or The Greatest Thing, and such great things indeed refer to the immutable essence of world—the laws of nature. Actually, everything are small elements that comprises the world. Sky is a great thing, but it still abides by the natural laws—to rain or to snow, to have wind or to have cloud; sun is a great thing, but it still abides by the natural laws--to rise from the east and to set to the west. Compared with sky or sun, human beings are too small to mention. Hence, we must also abide by the laws of nature. In the page 44 of The Abolition of Man, Lewis points out that more and more modern people only regard the laws of nature as a kind of “ideologies”. And they believe that with the development of the society, different times should abide by different ideologies. For these ideas, Lewis demonstrated his worries and melancholy to our modern society. He pointed out that, if modern people or society keep radical towards new technologies or science and then abandon the laws of nature, they would finally be faced with the abolition of man. In my opinion, I strongly agree with this idea of Lewis in The Abolition of Man. Today, in our society, especially the business community in the 21st century in the United States has become more and more radical and crazy about technology and science. For instance, we break the rules of nature to exploit natural resources; we challenge the laws of the space to explore the outer space; we use various kinds of technologies and machines to replace the normal behaviors of human beings. However, these radical
Chaojun Zheng
Managerial Ethics
Jim Bishop, J.D.
Jan 12 2015
As a Chinese student, I feel so surprised and delighted to discover the similar messages in the two works of C.S. Lewis and Chinese traditional culture. No matter the Christianity spirits in the book Mere Christianity or the moral ideas and social standards in the book The Abolition of Man, when compared with Chinese traditional culture and philosophies, they all have something in common, especially in terms of the essence of the world, the importance of humanity and the rules of the morality. Therefore, this essay would explore the messages that Lewis has discussed in the two works from the standpoint of Chinese …show more content…
Therefore, no matter how the outer environment changes, people should comply with the eternal laws of the nature. In page 18 of The Abolition of Man, Lewis talks about Chinese Taoism. According to Lewis, he thought Tao in Chinese culture is equal to the Way or Road of the world. Chinese people always talks about Great Things or The Greatest Thing, and such great things indeed refer to the immutable essence of world—the laws of nature. Actually, everything are small elements that comprises the world. Sky is a great thing, but it still abides by the natural laws—to rain or to snow, to have wind or to have cloud; sun is a great thing, but it still abides by the natural laws--to rise from the east and to set to the west. Compared with sky or sun, human beings are too small to mention. Hence, we must also abide by the laws of nature. In the page 44 of The Abolition of Man, Lewis points out that more and more modern people only regard the laws of nature as a kind of “ideologies”. And they believe that with the development of the society, different times should abide by different ideologies. For these ideas, Lewis demonstrated his worries and melancholy to our modern society. He pointed out that, if modern people or society keep radical towards new technologies or science and then abandon the laws of nature, they would finally be faced with the abolition of man. In my opinion, I strongly agree with this idea of Lewis in The Abolition of Man. Today, in our society, especially the business community in the 21st century in the United States has become more and more radical and crazy about technology and science. For instance, we break the rules of nature to exploit natural resources; we challenge the laws of the space to explore the outer space; we use various kinds of technologies and machines to replace the normal behaviors of human beings. However, these radical