What Defines Goodness And Wickedness?

What defines goodness and wickedness in people, decisions, and rules. Goodness and wickedness can be determined by one’s morals or moral choices. According to Seneca virtue goes beyond this world of education, property, etc. He discusses intellectual freedom and how it allows an individual to be free in thought and to decide on their own life, but because of this it paves the way for goodness or wickedness. Within “Liberal Studies and Education” Seneca illustrates the path of virtue through a deeper understanding of what separates goodness and wickedness. As a result, the effects pertaining to virtue involve perceptions of intellectual freedom, perseverance, and grit.
Virtue can be accomplished when one is able to realize and display the God-given
“What good is there in working out to a nicety the dimensions of an acre… if I am embittered when an ill-tempered neighbor merely scrapes off a bit of my land?” Seneca emphasizes a point that deals with property and the pettiness of how “nicety the dimensions of an acre” are. It is trivial to measure to the finest detail of owned property as it displays selfish intentions and creates unwanted distress for the owner. This act can entitle an individual to be ungenerous and stingy, ultimately leaving the individual to decadence. Moreover, Seneca claims that “What good is there for me in knowing how to parcel out a piece of land, if I know not how to share it with my brother?” The knowledge of knowing how to parcel out land makes it counter intuitive if it is conclusively not shared by a brother. Sharing with a brother holds a more sentimental value than a parcel which entails it to a higher regard than such officiated matters. Branching off officiated matters Seneca states that “The lawyers say that public property cannot be acquired privately by possession; what you hold and call your own is public — indeed, it belongs to mankind at large.” The fret over private property and ensuring the safety of possessions are essentially for naught. What is found on this earth and beyond are not meant to be claimed, but to be shared with mankind at large. God didn’t put man on this earth to live out in isolation, but decided to provide man with companionship and