If notions of good and bad are grounded in shared principles, it's possible that they are universal. In my view, that may well be the case. People use confused language. If I like something, I might recommend it as good. If you dislike it, then you may condemn it as bad. This renders the good/bad dichotomy useless for anything other than expressing personal opinions. But, when we find something that is genuinely good we should be able to recommend it to most people in the same circumstances. There will, of course, always be the odd exception, but those should prove the rule.

Christopher NOCK

Thank you Christopher Nock for your valuable answer.

Good and bad are ideal. If we are strict in doing things without violating procedure it is good for us but who does not get the required benefit or null benefit they feel it is bad.

Good and bad follows in the current society. A true good will reflect bad to others, whereas bad reflects good to some one. Hence, as we see any thing which is acceptable, amicable and beneficial to majority of people is good which is the basic principle.

Good and bad comes one after the other in the society where we live. Now a days whatever the majority people say this is good, it is good and other is bad. We should see that we follow certain ethics to determine the same and every one of us should have a cross check in this issue.

Principle is the policy followed by an individual or organization. According to the rules,ba best thing implementation may not be appreciable for majority and treated to be bad. The vice-versa happens to be true sometimes. So good and bad will be one after the other.

In principle, one can say what is good and what is bad. But understanding of good and bad are difficult. This all depends on overall perception. Now a days, what is good for all is good and vice-versa.

In between the spectrum which is bounded by "bad" on the left extreme and "good" on the right extreme are several shades of grey. These are the areas that call for judgement and evaluation against established moral and ethical standards. Additionally this spectrum is not cast in stone. It changes with time. Laws have changed and what has been considered criminal behavior in the past is now acceptable by the society. Thus there are no absolutes although in general most people agree what is "good" versus what is "bad." The McNaughton rules have been typically used in the past to determine if a person knows right from wrong in terms of being insane. See http://historyforensicpsych.umwblogs.org/the-insanity-defense-outline-by-andrew-garofolo/the-mcnaughton-rules/

Thank you Srini Vasan for your answer.

Good and bad are the principles, one has to follow. But in the current society, what is good for majority of people is treated good and vice-versa. In democracy, a culprit can be punished but not even a single good person should be punished. Hence, laws and courts have come.

Cultural values and customs indicate what is considered as good and determine what is bad. For example, in the Western notion of time it's good to be punctual and keep your appointment, however in Southeast Asian region it's perfectly normal to arrive just 20 minutes later after the meeting time.

Thank you Ravee Art Phoewhawm for your answer.

@Pisipaty: Most welcome; based on my experience in Southeast Asia I would always ask them if the appointment is a Western one or not😄😄

Thank you Ravee Art Phoewhawm.

Hi,

Good and bad is perspective based. What is good to you may be bad to another. So, a thorough analysis is required before we declare what is good and what is bad.

Thank you Navnit Kumar Ramamoorthy for your answer.

Good and bad are the ones which a society is fixed and change upon the circumstances. What is good may be bad for others and vice versa. Hence thinking of good and bad are relative.

Idealistic good and bad are principles.

I believe that the basic principles are associated with good things in a strong positive way.

Thank you Shakir Tuleab for your answer.

There is no good or bad standards for all due to high personal, cultural, and religious variations. However, global accepted ethical principles should govern humans actions and behavioral outcomes.

There is no good or bad standards for all due to high personal, cultural, and religious variations. However, global accepted ethical principles should govern humans actions and behavioral outcomes.

المباديء الاساسية ترتبط بشكل وثيق مع الاشياء الجيدة وهي تساعدنا في فهم الاخرين وتقديم العون لهم ومساعدتهم

Thank you Hassan Izzeddin Sarsak and Shakir Tuleab for your answers.

Good and bad are the ones who assumes to be and frames. Now a days, apart from the exact principles, what is good for maximum people is good and what is bad is bad. Hence, if one helps the most people viloating the rules, appears and dealt to be good.

The basic principle of good and bad are: if majority people says and accepts as correct is good and vice-versa. In the current state, one which benefits all and are happy is good and vice-versa.

Good and bad are considered and concerned within the environment a person stays. In the present scenario, what is good for all, is good and vice- versa. This should be understood that the principle of good should not effect or give bad to most of the people and vice- versa.

Good and bad are adjectives which sound absolute and judgmental. Rather than providing labels it is more useful to describe both the positive and negative characteristics of whatever it is that one is trying to describe. Let the reader decide to judge it, embrace it or condemn it. Often depending on the society and culture what is viewed as "good" in one culture may be viewed the opposite in another culture and vice versa.