Topic: Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.
7. ‘Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good’ -Thomas Aquinas (150 words)
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 4.
Key Demand of the question:
To analyze the inherent relationship between the good and evil in manner of their existence. As the goodness is the norm and evil is divergence from the good path.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin the answer by explaining the quote.
Body:
Elaborate the quite by citing relevant examples. For example, as per the Indian philosophy of the Upanishads, A person, who visualizes himself independent of others, tries to guard or please himself at the cost of others. Evil is thus the tendency of a person to live a life that is not ‘in harmony’ with the rest of the world, but ‘in opposition’ to it or at best ‘in indifference’ to it. The good is to discover the unity in the diversity of ‘all selves’ and beings. Once unity in diversity is realized, every being becomes our own self and good deeds follow automatically.
Conclusion:
Surmise as to how Goodness can be independently exist whereas the evil is always divergent behavior from the normal.
