Why should we behave morally? – Centro de Investigação

SOUSA GALITO, Maria (2012). Why should we behave morally? CI-CPRI, Artigo de Filosofia, N.º 1, pp. 1-9.

Why should we behave morally? Why should we not? Is doubt even fair? Are there things that shouldn’t be questioned? Truth will stand the test of criticism, no matter what the arguments against it are? Ancient Greeks would answer to a question with another question. Based on Socrates reasoning they would, in simple terms, use irony over certainties that might be more than opinions. Through doubt, castle walls would be shaken to see if, after pedagogical dialogue, those could resist, not for stubbornness but for rightness. If not, ignorance was recognised and a new path was chosen towards wisdom.