Morality is always relative, or as you say contextual. What may be morally right for you may be morally wrong for somebody else. What you say is morally wrong can be proved to be morally right. But not the same for the law. Law believes in "Absolute morality" while no such thing exists in real world. Its just an ideal philosophy.
RE:Morality
by Cool Dude on Dec 18, 2007 11:19 AM Permalink
I don't completely agree. For example, I might think it is morally right to commit a murder but that does not make it right. Morality has to do with accepted ideas and freedom and liberty of other people (for instance, impinging on the rights of someone else). Law is again not absolute morality. For example, a murder commited in self defence is different from a cold blooded murder. Law tries to cover as many general contexts so as to make it contextually correct. In that sense, I agree with you that there cannot be "absolute morality"
RE:Morality
by Damini Niranjan on Dec 18, 2007 11:54 AM Permalink
Instead of criticising the author on whether contextual morality is only in India or is also found in the rest of the world, let us tr
RE:Morality
by ss gpal on Dec 18, 2007 07:35 PM Permalink
What if I feel its morally right to marry a 6 year old girl and also my own daughter in law? What if i consider it ok to bonk 4 at the same time? It says so in my book
