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Jul 22 2008

‘Dark Knight’ Morality Wrap Up

Published by happycolour under Philosophy, Social Commentary Edit This

For the sake of clarity I wished to re-explore my last post and organize the idea.

Let’s start with the summary:

The Joker claims that morality is a luxury of the well off. By this he means:

  • 1) People don’t hold sincere moral beliefs, and instead act out of the convienence of society.
  • 2) When pushed into the corner people will naturally discard their sense of morality.
  • C) Therefore morality is a luxury of the well off.

    • My claim is that morality isn’t a luxury of the well off. By this I mean:

  • 1) People in general don’t hold sincere moral beliefs, and instead act out of the convienence of society.
  • 2) When pushed into the corner people that hold such beliefs, will naturally discard their sense of morality.
  • 3) However those who hold sincere moral beliefs, ussually created through self analysis and critque, act out of their own will.
  • 4) When pushed into the corner people who hold sincere moral belief’s will do what comes truthfully, thereby acting upon their own view of morality.
  • C) Therefore morality is as firm footed as you make it; simple adoption leads to easy repudiation, yet self creation leads to sustainable preservation.

    With my rhyming aside, to close I bring to mind an analogy. There are two people, each of which has a home. One built the home with his own hands, whereas the other bought it. In a time of emergency who is more confident with his home?

    Morality is the same. If we buy it, it is simply a possession that can easily be discarded. If we build it, it becomes a part of our knowledge, self, and truth.

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    I wanted to to thank quickly Digg, Jay, and Paul for their insightful comments and observations. I agree with both of you in the regard that societal morality can justify varied things, and shouldn’t be sat on with the confidence granted an esteemed ethicist.

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