What is a good person?!
In philosophy we have been talking about what makes a good person and that got me thinking, and i wonder if its hard enough to answer what makes a good person i wonder how anyone can define what makes a bad person?
Ofcourse there is an obvious definition that if someone murders or rapes someone then there is a pretty good chance that they are a bad person. But even then, there is the circmstance of self-defence in the case of murder. And then ofcourse that begs the question of forgiveness and remorse as well as simply having a lapse in judgement.
I think in my opinion, being a good person is very very relative. I know many people who i would say are good people in comparison to theives and murderers, but in contrast, if i was comparing these people to chairty workers and other giving, selfless individuals they really would not shine. I think that if someone does acts in the mind of bettering themselves and the lives of others than they are a good person. No matter what the outcome, as long as their intentions and heart are honorable and selfless then i think that they can be deemed a good person.
Connected with this discussion we had, was a tribute assignment, where we were asked to write about someone that we feel is a good person. Many different people came to my mind, but my mom was the one person that stood out to me. Ofcourse i am slighlty biased because it is my mom, but i also feel ver very lucky to have such a great parent that i would want to write about. Many people come to school talking about their paretns ad the frustrations they are having, but with me , my mom is incredibly understanding and trusts me alot. I think that her being such a good person is what has made me become the way i am, and that makes me incredibly fortunate.
What do you think makes a good person?How do you know?Who would you put in that category?
In philosophy we have been talking about what makes a good person and that got me thinking, and i wonder if its hard enough to answer what makes a good person i wonder how anyone can define what makes a bad person?
Ofcourse there is an obvious definition that if someone murders or rapes someone then there is a pretty good chance that they are a bad person. But even then, there is the circmstance of self-defence in the case of murder. And then ofcourse that begs the question of forgiveness and remorse as well as simply having a lapse in judgement.
I think in my opinion, being a good person is very very relative. I know many people who i would say are good people in comparison to theives and murderers, but in contrast, if i was comparing these people to chairty workers and other giving, selfless individuals they really would not shine. I think that if someone does acts in the mind of bettering themselves and the lives of others than they are a good person. No matter what the outcome, as long as their intentions and heart are honorable and selfless then i think that they can be deemed a good person.
Connected with this discussion we had, was a tribute assignment, where we were asked to write about someone that we feel is a good person. Many different people came to my mind, but my mom was the one person that stood out to me. Ofcourse i am slighlty biased because it is my mom, but i also feel ver very lucky to have such a great parent that i would want to write about. Many people come to school talking about their paretns ad the frustrations they are having, but with me , my mom is incredibly understanding and trusts me alot. I think that her being such a good person is what has made me become the way i am, and that makes me incredibly fortunate.
What do you think makes a good person?How do you know?Who would you put in that category?
posted by Brigitte Benning at 10:29 AM
1 Comments:
Brigitte,
You are correct in saying it is relative. I think being a goog person involves the concept of choice: in any given day we are all confronted with many choices-based on the options we make a decision. If that decision is made with the best intentions of the greater good in mind, then I think that is a good decision. If you make mostly good decisions than you are a good person. Not a perfect person, but a good one.
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