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Pointing Out as a Guide to Morals4/12/2006 00:13:54I quote from Iris Murdoch's beautiful Metaphysics as a Guide for Morals (p. 3): "The idea of attention or contemplation, of looking carefully at something and holding it before the mind, may be conveyed early on in childhood. 'Look, listen, isn't that pretty, isn't that nice?' Also, 'Don't touch!' This is moral training as well as preparation for a pleasurable life. It need not depend on words, but can also be learnt from patterns of behaviour which should in any case back up words. The far-reaching idea of respect is included in such teaching." We must always remember to point out to one another the things we find beautiful. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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