week 10 blog 1

Unamuno had some very interesting ideas.  One that really got me thinking, was the idea of living without morals.  Living a life without morals seems like a very strange idea, especially in our society today.  We tend to hold the notion that without definitive and precise morals we would all be horrible people.  But Unamuno had a different opinion on that subject.  My interpretation of his thinking is that even without morals, we are still good at heart, that people are inherently good.  We don’t need to have morals that written in stone to live a good life.  One of the other points I liked was the idea that we should do what we want, that breaking your morals every now and then isn’t all that bad because it’s what our heart desires.  I think this conclusion come from the early point that people are inherently good natured, because if we good at heart, our hearts will be a pretty good guide.  But a pretty point was brought up.  What if the heart desires something that isn’t considered “good” or “correct behavior?” Something like cheating on a significant other.  Is it ok because it’s what our heart desired?  I honestly think this is one of the many gray areas that pop up in world views.  The way I see it is, if you truly desire to do something that breaks your morals, its most likely time to rethink how important your morals are, and to really exam why you hold onto it as a moral.  I’m probably making very little sense but put simply, if you constantly break your morals you should think about why you have morals, and what those morals mean to you.  I like the idea, but I really question if people are truly as good natured as Unamuno made them out to be.  I wish it were true, bad I see so many counter examples daily that I don’t think I can truly get behind this idea.