TAoM The Way

"Since I can see no answer to these questions, I draw the following conclusions. This thing whichi have called for convenience the Tao, and which others may cal Natural Law or Traditional Morality or the First Principles of Practical Reason or the First Platitudes, is not among a series of possible systems of value. It is the sole source of all value judgements"(Lewis 43)

"There is a difference between a real moral advance and a mere innovaton."(46)

Lewis' argument in The Way is one of morality. He speaks of different ideas and different names for the basic moral code of humanity while explaining some of the misconceptions about it. Lewis also shows how the confusion of man can lead to warped mentality. For example, when Lewis is explaining the difference between a real moral advance and a mere innovation, he states them as being "the difference between a man who says to us: 'You like your vegetables moderately fresh; why not grow your own and have them perfectly fresh?' and a man who says 'Throw away that loaf and try eating bricks and centipedes instead.'(46) Here Lewis shows how different interpretations of morality can come out as either logic or complete nonsense.