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Lecture 6: Being True to Ourselves. 3 Things . Idealism Identity Socialization. What do each mean: idealism; identity; socialization. Idealism Identity Socialization. idealism is part of our identity our identity is encompassed by our socialization
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3 Things • Idealism • Identity • Socialization
What do each mean:idealism; identity; socialization • Idealism • Identity • Socialization
idealism is part of our identity our identity is encompassed by our socialization our socialization makes us respect life
Are People Moral? • Are there some types of people who are not moral?
Morality & Idealism • Morality is an idealistic part of our identity
Socialization • Do we live in society? • Would a society succeed if people were not moral? • What would happen?
Socialization • What are some societies that didn’t respect people? • What are some societies that didn’t respect life? • Did they work? • Did they respect life?
The Human Good • All children believe in the human good • What does this mean? • Is it crucial to respect life?
Wasting Life • What would society be like if people thought it was ok to waste life? • What about people who destroy the environment or entire species? • Are there people who waste life?
Wasting Life • Destroying any life for no reason is bad • To become a good member of society, you must understand this, by knowing that all life deserves respect and shouldn’t be wasted
Full Socialization • to become fully socialized we must respect life • humans are social animals and need to be socialized
Questions: 1 • Do humans strive for excellence? • How and why? • Is it idealistic? • Is idealism part of who we are?
Questions: 2 • If we’re true to ourselves, are we idealistic? • Is respect for life what is best in us?
Is respect for life what is best in us? • Respect for life brings out what is meaningful in us • It is thoughtful • It is nondestructive
Being true to ourselves We must: • Respect life • Not waste life • Have socialization • Most importantly, have our ideals
Our Ideals Make us accomplish all things by doing what is best in each of us
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