When we thought up research paper topics, I imagined I'd be looking into the morals of a culture as a whole. My book, however, discusses the beliefs of many philosophers instead of the societies they're from. It provides a new perspective, as many of the philoshers were disapproved of by their societies. Some were shunned or even killed. Not only do their societies disagree with them, but a lot of the philoshers disagree with one another, as well.
The book left me with a lot of questions. There is no one right answer to morality (no matter how much I want there to be). Morality isn't defined in just one way. Different situations, with the same end result, might yield different opinions on the individual's actions. Some philosophers argue that you have to take into account one's intentions. Others think that if you do the right thing, your reasons for doing it don't matter. Then there are situations where there is no right answer (ie you can save your son or your daughter, but not both). Morality isn't black and white, and the grey area is what I'd like to try to understand a little better.
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