Disquisition on Morality - Introduction

This is my first attempt at a systematic analysis of a particular subject instead of my usual fragmented and logically non linear approach which results in odd posts on aspects of the same topic that run contrary to any natural growth in understanding typically signified by chronology.

Generally, I find myself starting off with the seed of an idea but then letting my inherent verbosity run with it in tangential fashion, often leading to confusing essays or unclear prose that, while serving the purpose of expression, inversely affects the intended communication.

So this time, keeping in mind my natural inclination to get distracted from the original idea, I intend to classify and write with a kind of 'table of content', if you will. This disquisition will, therefore, come in parts which will be written with all the clarity of thought I can muster (fingers crossed :) and will be subject to further modification as and when my analysis reveals flaws that threaten its validity within the original framework.

I have chosen the subject of morality as it is something that has always fascinated me and my analysis of it will be my own, though it may present arguments and conclusions that resemble the ideas of some established and accepted thinkers/ philosophers - Nietzsche, for example.

I, of course, recognize that there are no original ideas and that many times I may, in order to provide a steady mode of discourse or narrative, have to start off from existing definitions and observations in this work itself.

I would also like to stress that I have no academic credentials of reasonable merit in this area of study and my knowledge of philosophical theories on the topic are superficial at best; hence, the narrative and approach that I present here would be of a non academic format and may include personal experiences, though I would most certainly try to avoid them if possible in the interest of a clear and rational presentation.

Please forgive any and all mistakes in the way I use the language and do attribute it to my passion for the subject matter and/ or my general ignorance. :)

Part two of the disquisition or my amateurish attempt at a treatise is here...  Part II