On Deviance and Social Norms...
The creation of social norms has indeed brought our civilization at it's peak. But will we let it be the same thing that would hinder its development?
We owe the world we k now of today to the laws our forefathers had imposed upon themselves since the beginning of all time. (at least the time they existed) From the barbaric laws of yesterday to the "humane" provisions of today's constitutions, all laws, no matter the scope and geographic location should supposedly subscribe to the common interest of mankind. Different people define the purpose or laws and norms differently. Some outright, some a little subtle and some abstractly vague. However, I wish to share with you one that caught my attention.
On the fourth line of a length document about the purpose of law it states:
"The purpose of law is to protect and expand freedom."
The purpose of law by Hugh Gibbons
It struck me when I read it for the second time. If the mere purpose of law was to protect and expand freedom, then the existence of law would have been more of the existence of the antimatter.
Yes! Law has built things imperceivable without its existence. But do we not realize the implications of having laws? These may well be the end of what humankind (at least as i know it) has endeavored to do for the past millenia - .
Deviance. What is it that makes a thing normal and what is it that makes it defiant? Purpose? Effect? The Bible? I dare say no! Man has found numerous and surely clever ways to find loopholes in laws. The only real thing differentiating a norm from whatever is the number of people backing its being a "norm".
For me, Norms are non existent. This is because the very first norm , if you choose to believe there are real "norms" violated the norm of the non - existence of norms in the first place. (Did you get that? Tag me na lang sa mga nde nakagets ;) )
Does that seem biased? If bias didn't cross your mind... then It's the end of the entry for you! Thanks for reading.
For those who thought that given that Deviance was put on the same spot, it would also have failed that particular test, there's one point you're missing (at least in my point of view). The absence of deviance is deviance itself. Defiance of Natural Law that is.
We owe the world we k now of today to the laws our forefathers had imposed upon themselves since the beginning of all time. (at least the time they existed) From the barbaric laws of yesterday to the "humane" provisions of today's constitutions, all laws, no matter the scope and geographic location should supposedly subscribe to the common interest of mankind. Different people define the purpose or laws and norms differently. Some outright, some a little subtle and some abstractly vague. However, I wish to share with you one that caught my attention.
On the fourth line of a length document about the purpose of law it states:
"The purpose of law is to protect and expand freedom."
The purpose of law by Hugh Gibbons
It struck me when I read it for the second time. If the mere purpose of law was to protect and expand freedom, then the existence of law would have been more of the existence of the antimatter.
Yes! Law has built things imperceivable without its existence. But do we not realize the implications of having laws? These may well be the end of what humankind (at least as i know it) has endeavored to do for the past millenia -
Deviance. What is it that makes a thing normal and what is it that makes it defiant? Purpose? Effect? The Bible? I dare say no! Man has found numerous and surely clever ways to find loopholes in laws. The only real thing differentiating a norm from whatever is the number of people backing its being a "norm".
For me, Norms are non existent. This is because the very first norm , if you choose to believe there are real "norms" violated the norm of the non - existence of norms in the first place. (Did you get that? Tag me na lang sa mga nde nakagets ;) )
Does that seem biased? If bias didn't cross your mind... then It's the end of the entry for you! Thanks for reading.
For those who thought that given that Deviance was put on the same spot, it would also have failed that particular test, there's one point you're missing (at least in my point of view). The absence of deviance is deviance itself. Defiance of Natural Law that is.
posted by Jayson at 3:40 AM
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