“Would anyone care to elucidate the two sides
of the argument with further evidence and backing?”
In Tom’s post, he brings
up the debate that we had in class regarding whether moral value can be
assigned to a work of literature. It seemed that we decided in class that a
book, cannot in fact be assigned a moral value. However, Tom states in his post
that he is not convinced. Accordingly, he asks for further support of this view
point. According to Tom, “that does not seem to be a strong enough argument to
convince me that the pure thoughts of an author, simply put into concrete form
cannot be considered moral”. I agree that the authors thoughts can be
considered moral or immoral, but, in this case, we are not talking about the
book. I believe that morality is characterized in actions. Consequently, the
book itself is not moral because it is not an action in itself. Of course, the
authors thoughts and the her act of writing the book can be considered a moral
act. But, the book itself does not have a moral value.
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