In the essay, "Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem," Ericc Fromm discusses the seductive comforts of obedience, and he makes distinctions among varieties of obedience. ... Man must be broken from the ties of his family and be his own person and have courage to be able to say no to the power. ...
There lies a moral of distinction in all of us; a sense of ethics if you will. ... -Moral choice has been discarded in favor of promiscuity; how could you possibly be sexually satisfied with the same partner for over a month! ... During the Roman times and Middle ages, defining the perfect male warrior was his bravery on the battlefield, the enormous amounts of courage as he fought and stabbed his way into the minds of his followers and into the pants of his admirers. ...
For such people "good" refers to whatever leads to self-fulfillment with values such as nobility, strength, courage, power and pride. ... The part of the slave moral that I think is sour grapes is people who are not independent, look at others and follow, lack self respect, and people who waist their talents. ... It would include such virtues as personal power, strength, courage, pride, independence, patience, kindness, charity and compassion. ...
In the entire play, the characters personify moral abstracts and qualities. ... The play is not majorly about death, but to admonish humankind to uphold a moral living in preparation for the eternal life. ... Everyman trades moral principles for wealth and material things. ... When Everyman confessed, he gained the courage to call God and even enjoy the welcome of Angels. ... The author also treats and represents Death as moral death. ...
He believed that this moral virtue, of which happiness comes from, is a matter of avoiding extremes in behavior and finding the mean between them. ... Aristotle felt that through the four qualities of wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice, could a person be led to happiness. ... Moral decisions are ultimately made on the basis of what God commands, not what reason tells us. ... Perhaps God's will is revealed in sacred texts of great moral caliber - but which ones? ...
