I found this article by Lewis H. that talks about values to the extent of where they came from or how we perceive them everyday. It’s interesting to put into perspective in our everyday lives. Human values are traits or habits that we acknowledge and practice at an early age Lewis talks about this briefly. The values we have as humans is what separates from other species such as their natural habits. Our natural habitats for example are our communities, schools, churches, and many other places where they have a impact on how you may evaluate your values. From personal experience, I hold my values to a high standard and try to stay true to them no matter how they may be critiqued by others.
At the end of the first chapter, The Initial Question, Lewis hooks his readers hooked with broad, yet curious questions. He states, “what manner of men and women shall we be?” (Lewis, 5). I agree with this question that he mentions, because during our childhood we don’t have the control to choose who will be. Our parents shape our minds to behave a certain way with the morals they endow on us. The one argument I have against Lewis, is society to blame for how our values are shaped by society? The way society is progressing today, will the same human values we cherish still be valued for our children?
Hello, I like your post. For the first part of your post, I have same argument with you. I also believe that personal value is essential for us and it is one of the differences between human and animals. As Lewis mentioned, “Personal values matter a great deal. Without them, we cannot live at all, for they are just as essential as air, food and water, and protection from the elements. Without clearly focused values, it is probably impossible to lead a purposeful and satisfying life” (Lewis 18). I feel your question “The way society is progressing today, will the same human values we cherish still be valued for our children?” is really interesting. My answer for this question is that it depends on the nature of the human values. I mean the current human values have some undoubted good things and some doubtable things. So the undoubted good things, like courage, integrity are absolutely should be valued for our children.
I’m glad that we have a mutual agreement on personal values. It will be interesting how our human values in society will evolve and gear towards a new generation. I found this quote by Lewis very intriguing, “But even if you know what a person’s dominant mode is, you will not be able to forecast his or her specific values and actions with precisions.” (Lewis,14) Although we believe we know what some peoples personal may be, it doesn’t determine they actually value and how they may go about it. Thus, this is why our future of human values heavily rely on the the moral teachings to our children.