I think the line is drawn between what you have done and what you would do. Morals vs past. A drastic example would be choosing to save another person's life or your own. People may think that, based on your past decisions, you would sway one way, but only you know what your true actions and reasoning is. When you are left without society, you only have your morals.
I would argue that morals are just a reflection of empathy. Something is bad because if it happened to you, you would feel horrible about it. The ability to put yourself in another person's situation and empathize is what determines right or wrong. If you were living in isolation, how would you empathize? Perhaps with other animals?
Isn't the society you're brought up in a huge catalyst for your moral choices? Easiest example that comes to mind is Middle East versus Western cultures. If you ask either side, they would both claim the other is morally corrupt. Someone going into the forest would take their moral values with them as they were. Maybe over time they would change as the lack of societal influence on them dissipated, but going in as a hermit, the previous influence would still be there. . .
I think the line is drawn between what you have done and what you would do. Morals vs past. A drastic example would be choosing to save another person's life or your own. People may think that, based on your past decisions, you would sway one way, but only you know what your true actions and reasoning is. When you are left without society, you only have your morals.
I would argue that morals are just a reflection of empathy. Something is bad because if it happened to you, you would feel horrible about it. The ability to put yourself in another person's situation and empathize is what determines right or wrong. If you were living in isolation, how would you empathize? Perhaps with other animals?
Isn't the society you're brought up in a huge catalyst for your moral choices? Easiest example that comes to mind is Middle East versus Western cultures. If you ask either side, they would both claim the other is morally corrupt. Someone going into the forest would take their moral values with them as they were. Maybe over time they would change as the lack of societal influence on them dissipated, but going in as a hermit, the previous influence would still be there. . .