Abolition Of Man The Conditioners By C. S. Lewis
Nature and morality have a relationship, however there is a standard we follow when we try to change our nature. Natural law, which determines good and evil, is the same as moral law and we cannot repel it because we cannot take away the fact that we are human beings. However, the Conditioners are individuals who want to change human nature. They use their desires to determine what is good and evil instead of natural law and become slaves of their own nature.
Natural law is what helps us understand the relationship between morality and nature. We get our morals from natural law, which come from human nature. Natural law, the proximate norm for achieving the ultimate end, is the same thing as moral law. The proximate goal is our ready at hand …show more content…
In C.S. Lewis’ Abolition of Man the Conditioners are getting rid of their nature and not using it as a standard because they are actually changing that, so the only thing they have left is their individual desires. The Conditioners simply just have to follow whatever desires they have, and they cannot judge whether or not this desires are good to follow. The only other standard by which the Conditioners can judge whether or not these are good desires to follow is their human nature. Since, human nature is precisely what the Conditioners are trying to change, the only thing they are left with is their individual desires. Moreover, being left with individual desires shows that the conditioners cannot really escape their nature because they become a slave to their desires. All that the Conditioners are trying to do is to satisfy their desires other than being able to question should they even follow these desires. For example, if an individual were trying to change his or her gender, how would that person determine good and evil? Nature is what determines good and evil. If an individual wants to change that, we are then left with our desires and we really cannot follow anything other than our desires, which come from our nature. The conditioners do not choose certain desires to follow; they simply have these desires and then follow them. Desires come from nature, therefore, if you use a desire you
Natural law is what helps us understand the relationship between morality and nature. We get our morals from natural law, which come from human nature. Natural law, the proximate norm for achieving the ultimate end, is the same thing as moral law. The proximate goal is our ready at hand …show more content…
In C.S. Lewis’ Abolition of Man the Conditioners are getting rid of their nature and not using it as a standard because they are actually changing that, so the only thing they have left is their individual desires. The Conditioners simply just have to follow whatever desires they have, and they cannot judge whether or not this desires are good to follow. The only other standard by which the Conditioners can judge whether or not these are good desires to follow is their human nature. Since, human nature is precisely what the Conditioners are trying to change, the only thing they are left with is their individual desires. Moreover, being left with individual desires shows that the conditioners cannot really escape their nature because they become a slave to their desires. All that the Conditioners are trying to do is to satisfy their desires other than being able to question should they even follow these desires. For example, if an individual were trying to change his or her gender, how would that person determine good and evil? Nature is what determines good and evil. If an individual wants to change that, we are then left with our desires and we really cannot follow anything other than our desires, which come from our nature. The conditioners do not choose certain desires to follow; they simply have these desires and then follow them. Desires come from nature, therefore, if you use a desire you