Demolition work, and rebuilding...

Is it really a case of being bad, or being good, or is it simply just being? Do we really have a duty to others to be good to them? Many would argue that without acts of good will that are advantageous to the status quo then society would collapse, and this is most probably true, but fundamentally is this the initial building block for a virtuous existence? I believe this fundamental building block can be found far before we reach this area, if we dismantle all preconceptions and attempt to paint a rational and valid ethical picture from the blank canvass that we are left with. I'm still searching through the rubble of the crumbled blocks i've dismantled to find that convass though...

Somewhere to start... http://www.spaceandmotion.com/Philosophy-Morality-Ethics.htm