Are Humans Born Morally Bad, Amoral, or Morally Good?
Introduction
The argument about whether humans are born morally bad, morally neutral, or morally good has been controversial for many years, with different philosophers proposing dissimilar perspectives. Plato believes that humans are born morally good. Aristotle claims that humans are born amoral. Hobbes alleges that humans are born morally bad. John Locke contends that humans are born amoral. I believe all human beings are born amoral without the familiarity of good and bad deeds. However, as they mature, different cultures impart them with diverse experiences that either make them immoral or moral.
Definition of Morally Bad and Morally Good
Morality denotes the assortment or classification of concepts of right and wrong behaviors. On the one hand, actions are regarded morally right if they raise the comfort of the individuals who are affected by them. Oppositely, actions are regarded morally wrong if they lessen the comfort of the …show more content…
People are not born morally wrong. They are born with the least cultural influence because at birth they neither have lots of friends nor attend schools, which means their minds are innocent. It is evident that babies always reach for the things they like or want. Most of these things are often good rather than evil.
Personal Rationale
I premise that human beings are born morally neutral. Firstly, I support my argument using Aristotle’s view. Like Aristotle, I premise that human beings by nature desire to know because they were born with an empty mind. As a result, they are in pursuit of knowledge to get the sense of bad and good so that they can distinguish the moral deeds from the immoral acts. Secondly, I support my argument using Locke’s view. Like Locke, I premise that the mind of any human being is blank during birth. However, it gets imprinted with the knowledge of good deeds and bad deeds after experiencing different events in life.
Introduction
The argument about whether humans are born morally bad, morally neutral, or morally good has been controversial for many years, with different philosophers proposing dissimilar perspectives. Plato believes that humans are born morally good. Aristotle claims that humans are born amoral. Hobbes alleges that humans are born morally bad. John Locke contends that humans are born amoral. I believe all human beings are born amoral without the familiarity of good and bad deeds. However, as they mature, different cultures impart them with diverse experiences that either make them immoral or moral.
Definition of Morally Bad and Morally Good
Morality denotes the assortment or classification of concepts of right and wrong behaviors. On the one hand, actions are regarded morally right if they raise the comfort of the individuals who are affected by them. Oppositely, actions are regarded morally wrong if they lessen the comfort of the …show more content…
People are not born morally wrong. They are born with the least cultural influence because at birth they neither have lots of friends nor attend schools, which means their minds are innocent. It is evident that babies always reach for the things they like or want. Most of these things are often good rather than evil.
Personal Rationale
I premise that human beings are born morally neutral. Firstly, I support my argument using Aristotle’s view. Like Aristotle, I premise that human beings by nature desire to know because they were born with an empty mind. As a result, they are in pursuit of knowledge to get the sense of bad and good so that they can distinguish the moral deeds from the immoral acts. Secondly, I support my argument using Locke’s view. Like Locke, I premise that the mind of any human being is blank during birth. However, it gets imprinted with the knowledge of good deeds and bad deeds after experiencing different events in life.