Ethics for Amador by Fernando Savater

Antipedagogic notice

Ethics is not a substitute for religion. Ethics is to do with everything that surrounds us. We live in a society and within it there are always issues that we can consider to be worth of a discussion of them being good or bad for us.

Ethics closely related to moral. Moral reflection is a part of our lives. Considering what is good or bad helps us be better people.

The ultimate goal of ethics and moral is to help us be Free thinkers, to allow us to speak our minds but without forgeting that there are other people who might feel offended by what we have to say. Respect to others' thoughts and believes is a crucial part if we want to live our lifes within a society.

We have many times over the last half a century expierenced what happens to a society when ideas, thoughts and believes are not respected as they should. People gone missing, fear to speak one's minds... Things that should never occur ever nor again...

Prologue

Reading this part of the book was very touching and at the same time funny to notice that what I thought only happened to me seems to occur world-wide...

My parents love to philosophise about life... I have passed long hours listening to them doing this. Sometimes I paid more attention than others, but I was always patient to what they were trying to say. Growing up is usually a step-by-step adventure. I sometimes skkiped some steps and later I faced some philosophical reflections on what had happened and the whys...

"Have faith in yourself" This is a message from Savater, but it is also the message I've got from my parents all my life. It is very important to have faith and to believe in oneself because one is the only one who has the answers to our inner problems and issues. Of course, there is always someone you can resort to when in need. I love to call this someone "Mum" and "Dad".