Central Ethical Beliefs

What are the central ethical beliefs that sustain you in your life? In my life I hold a high value for my family. I wish to maintain a happy, healthy family life, and therefore try to act so as to best promote a good family life. However, I am human, and therefore I do sometimes fall short. While I try to act in the best interest of my family, sometimes my own selfishness causes me …

…should seek truth in life. Socrates encouraged people to seek new ideas and truth by asking questions that prodded people to think deeply and more analytically. Truth is beneficial for people and societies. Without truth, we would lose touch with human dignity. "The unexamined life is not worth living." (Socrates) If we do not examine ourselves and seek truth, while we lose our dignity, we also lose our happiness and therefore our purpose for living.