Friday, October 30, 2009

Morals

For my paper I am going to go off the basis of peoples morals and how they have changed. This is a very broad subject though so from that I am going to go more specifically into morals using the concept of nurture vs nature and if society breeds evil. When we look back today the actions that occurred in the Puritan times seem not even fathomable but in those days, it was the norm. Also, in Puritan times, if you were to go against an idea you would most likely be condemned. With this, I think that I'll be able to see how when people grow up in a society with fear, they may act differently and not discuss their true views openly, but in societies that are open to new ideas people are much more likely to also show their own views. Now the question from that asks which is which? Is is NATURAL for a human to have certain views if they are born into it or is it the nurture that once they are born, shapes them? How big of a role does fear play? Religion? What are all the factors that can change someones values? In this essay I will narrow down and discover what seems to be the most plausible cause to how people shape their views and what that has done in our world today to shape how the whole world and single communities adapt to change. Over the years, we have all become more capable of change, but why? Who started the idea of change and what caused that to begin...

2 comments:

  1. I like the idea of comparing the different societies. ours and theirs. I would try to bring up, if possible, the idea of how fear of not only the people but fear of god kept them in line back in puritan times. Just an idea. :]

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  2. Mia,
    Yes, this does seem pretty broad, and I hope you find a way to narrow it. Perhaps you need to generate more questions. For example, IS an "open" society more natural than a restrictive one (one in which all members conform to the same sense of morality)? How does a society get to be "open"? Does it simply start out that way, or is this a gradual progression (from a closed society to an open one)?

    You've bitten off a lot to chew, but I'm looking forward to seeing you digest all (or, more likely, some) of these ideas in your initial draft!

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