Title: On Robert Spaemann's Principle of Good and Evil
Abstract: Good and evil is the basic concept in moral philosophy,which contains people's comment,view and opinion towards the morality of a certain event or behavior.With the drastic changes of values and morals in social life,the discussion on good and evil has become all the more necessary.How to understand its essence and function,how to establish a judging standard and how to study the problem from new and multiple perspectives have become popular topics in the theoretical field.According to the famous German philosopher Robert Spaemann,good and evil are confined by many factors,such as cultural outlook,time,social class,the characteristics of the person who is using the word and many others.It is relative.The final standard of judging whether the behavior is good is to see if it can promote the sound development of a person's character.Once a firm faith has been formed in a person's heart,controlled and driven by the inner faith,he can evaluate his own moral activities,fulfill moral obligations consciously and leading to good behavior.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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