Okay, so this reading truly seemed like Into to Philosophy and I had no real way of understanding many of the theories as I withdrew from my Intro to Philosophy class in undergrad. I will attempt to make sense of what I read in this post.
Human nature is basically good. We all have the capacity to do good in this life and understand when our thoughts and actions could potentially be harmful to others. Yet we do not always do what is in the best interest of others. I often wonder why, when we know our actions at times can cause chaos and like the ancient Kemites would call isft pronounced is-fit.
Had I not taken a number of African Spiritual Philosophy courses as a part of my undergraduate major, I perhaps would not have a clearer sense of what it means to respect all living things. Am I good at this? No, as I still swat flies, and other bugs/beings that fly and I find annoying. The good news is that I have become way more accepting of spiders. The classes taught me that every living thing has a purpose which either seeks to further life or recreate it.
So how does this all relate to moral philosophy? Well it has that ancient idea attached to it; Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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