Theory on Ethics, Matthew Reeser, Reflective

It seems to me that most of our troubles in society are self-inflicted and miss understood. Most people do not try to comprehend the nature of society and the repercussions their actions have on themselves and others. Because we do not often criticize our selves constructively= creating a dialogue within ourselves and between others, and not actively doing anything about it, our society gets stuck in its own garbage and is often, only motivated to radically change through necessity.

This has to do with ethics because it is our inability to understand its nature that we struggle to do much about anything in this world. Seriously, almost no one understands what ethics is and when you have a huge lack of interest and miss understanding on the individual level it will carry over directly to the global.

I believe that ethics is a very personal subject and people will have different opinions on what it means and how to act on it. So, the purpose for understanding ethics is not to try to define it, because you can't, unless if you are psychotically in favor of creating a world wide definition that can be used through states or institutions like the UN and Disney.

Defining it is a waste of time, so this means we must focus our efforts on understanding the natural relationships between peoples that are fueled by ethics. I think ethics can not be defined as far as what is right and wrong, but its nature can be better understood through theory. Theories help us understand how something works in certain circumstances and environments, so it would be very applicable in our understanding of how ethics is manifested in society and how we can deal with it.

Whether or not this will motivate people to actually ask tough questions about themselves and perhaps act on them is up in the air. I'd like to think so, but who knows. Humanity seems to be a slow learner of History and if I was a betting man (which I may be) then I'd bet on humanity to continue to mess-up. Progress is something attainable, but it is only true and valid when motivated by decent principles. Means do not justify the ends.