Codes, not Laws
We do not need laws to control us, we need codes to guide our actions.
Why are we taught in schools that we must obey laws? What is the reason for civic behavior classes? Laws provide rights but assume obligations, such are obviously not fulfilled.
“We are in need of a new ethical attitude” so would say my dear professor Carlos de la Isla, it is true, from my point of view we need to rethink the codes that guide our ways. We must remember and teach that great men are not the ones obsessed with quantity but live with quality and that virtues make us grow as human beings, they make us better.
Our reason guided by virtues won’t make mistakes. A code based on those virtues would be very helpful to improve personal and collective life.
Cheers,
Gorka