Moral Philosophy Part 2 Analysis

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Part 1: Evaluate Richard Taylor's view that morality is a matter not of rational principles but of having your heart in the right place. Explore the pros and cons of such a view. Taylor’s view that having compassion is all we need is a compelling thought. There would be no need for logic and reason, but this is not a perfect world. The thought that this would be all we need falls flat based on the fact there are people who lack capability and/or desire for compassion. You cannot enforce or compel these types of people to concede to this feeling in a world devoid of the use of logic or the ability to appeal to rationality. With that being said, it would be a wonderful world if everyone was ruled by compassion, but I cannot see what purpose the lives of those people would have, because can there be light without darkness? Part 2: Evaluate the respect for the elderly as expressed in the …show more content…

Do you think modern Western culture might be improved by incorporating such ideas? Why or why not? The moral philosophies of Confucius, Mencius, and Lin Yutang all share a common thread in their respect of elders. This tradition is very valuable, since the majority of our elders develop a wealth of knowledge through life lessons that would only serve to benefit society by being looked to. I do believe modern western culture would be improved upon by incorporating the moral philosophies of respect for our elders. I do see our deficiencies out here now in Missouri, but not nearly as bad as where I grew up and moved from recently, in Southern California. Growing up in one of the cities just outside of the Los Angeles metro area the lack of respect for the elderly is very appealing. Even guilty I am of it. For example, back when I was

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