Reading Response

Is the piece of furniture real? How do you know if it's real or not? Explain your reasoning.

The piece of furniture in front of me right now is a desk. I know it is real because I can tangibly feel it. It is smooth and hard. I know that if and when I leave the room it will still be there. Just because I leave doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Objects around the world exist even, when you don't think they do.

Therefore, I know the object is real because I have experienced certainties and realities of the object. Yes, the table looks different to each person who sees it from different views, but it is still always going to be the same table and made up of the same matter.

Morals

Ethics of care is one of the closest branches that I think represents my moral character. I care a lot about others and try very hard to put them before myself. This ethical view branches off from virtue ethics which has a great emphasis on moral character and how you treat other people. My religious backround considerably influences my moral views. I was rasied Christian by my parents and they always drilled into my head that you always have respect and care for everyone until they do something to lose it.

Examples of how my moral code is tied into religion are, killing and stealing. I would never kill or steal anything. Not just because it's a sin, but because I know it's wrong. The norm in society says that they are wrong so the majority of the people are going to gravitate away from them because they consider them bad. Therefore, a lot of impacts on my view of morals come from the way my parents raised me, which in turn relates to how their parents raised them and the amount of influence religion has in their lives.