The Three Levels Of Morality According To C. L. Lewis

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In society, people are faced with decisions on a day to day basis. For example, whether to help a friend out of a sticky situation or not, or even something as simple as finding money on the floor, now what do you do with it? With this, we must know what morality is. We must also realize how and where morality comes into our life as well as the effects it has on people.
When people think of morals, there is a common misconception within the public. It is thought that when someone has morality, that morality is linked to some sort of religious link. However, this isn’t true. According to C.L. Lewis, morals work on three levels. The three levels are “to ensure fair play and harmony between individuals; to help make us good people in order to

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