Summary Of C. S. Lewis Mere Christianity
RIGHT AND WRONG AS A CLUE TO THE MEANING OF THE UNIVERSE C.S. Lewis has presented many intriguing ideas in regards to how right and wrong relate to the universe. The moral law is a genuine thing, whether we agree with it or not. Lewis presents there is an absolute good and an absolute bad within the laws of human nature. As human beings, we tend to have a great deal of trouble interpreting our own selves. Within Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis provides me with useful insight to help me understand my own personal life. Furthermore, throughout the course of my life I have wrestled with the idea of an absolute right versus an absolute wrong. Lewis points out within our own mental state we have our own way of portraying morality in reference to
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In addition, I have always oddly felt as if my moral compass is heightened in a sense. I will never say I am better than another human being, however I do feel as if I am gifted with an ability of foresight. The thoughts Lewis conveys in Mere Christianity are not at all foreign to me, it is more as if I have had these conversations about morality before. Whilst reading Mere Christianity, there was an additional theory which stood out, “Now what interests me about all these remarks is that the man who makes them is not merely saying that the other man’s behaviour does not happen to please him. He is appealing to some kind of standard which he expects the other man to know about. And the other man very seldom replies: ‘To hell with your standard.’ Nearly always he tries to make out that what he has been doing does not really go against the standard, or that if it does there is some special excuse” (Lewis, 1952, p.1). Personally, there is a variety of ways for me to dissect this passage. However, I would like to speak on why this particular passage resonates with me. Within my own realm of interaction with other human beings, I tend to become upset rather quickly with them. This concept of creating your own moral standard and
In addition, I have always oddly felt as if my moral compass is heightened in a sense. I will never say I am better than another human being, however I do feel as if I am gifted with an ability of foresight. The thoughts Lewis conveys in Mere Christianity are not at all foreign to me, it is more as if I have had these conversations about morality before. Whilst reading Mere Christianity, there was an additional theory which stood out, “Now what interests me about all these remarks is that the man who makes them is not merely saying that the other man’s behaviour does not happen to please him. He is appealing to some kind of standard which he expects the other man to know about. And the other man very seldom replies: ‘To hell with your standard.’ Nearly always he tries to make out that what he has been doing does not really go against the standard, or that if it does there is some special excuse” (Lewis, 1952, p.1). Personally, there is a variety of ways for me to dissect this passage. However, I would like to speak on why this particular passage resonates with me. Within my own realm of interaction with other human beings, I tend to become upset rather quickly with them. This concept of creating your own moral standard and