Ethics [Thursday, April 10]

[sith_happened]

"There's a very famous story on this world," Anakin began. "Of the lady or the tiger. For those of you not from this world, the short version is there was a fictional king with his own sense of justice--instead of a court system, he had an arena with two doors. Behind one door was a beautiful woman, handpicked by the king. Behind the other was a tiger. If you chose the tiger, you were eaten and declared guilty. If you chose the lady, you were considered innocent and married the lady. The king didn't care about your previous marital status or sexual orientation, apparently."

He began pacing. "One day the king discovered that his daughter had been having an affair with someone far below her station, so the man was arrested and tossed into the arena. Now the princess knew which door has what behind it, and her lover looked up to her for advice. She had two choices: watch her love die, or marry another woman. The story ends with the princess telling him which door to open, but leaves us hanging as to what waited behind it."

Anakin smiled. "Your task today is two-fold. First, pair up with a classmate and decide what the princess did. Then tell me what you would have done in the princess's place."

Stranded - Plumb

Comments

Sign in [April 10]

[sith_happened]

Like you've just been told to marry someone you just met.

Re: Sign in [April 10]

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

Eve Levine

Listen to the story!

[sith_happened]

If you think about feeding Anakin to a tiger, he'll know.

Re: Listen to the story!

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

The story just made Karal sad, and he rested his head on his hand while he listened.

Re: Listen to the story!

[the_merriest]

Oh, wow, there was no good end to that story. Was there?

Re: Listen to the story!

[withoutverona]

That was a sad story, and it made Romeo think he was lucky Fulgencio Capulet hadn't had access to tigers.

Re: Listen to the story!

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

Andrew just sat there frowning and thinking about how just a few months ago, he wouldn't have been able to fully relate to just how harsh this situation was.

Re: Listen to the story!

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

This was a story that had always fascinated Lana.

Re: Listen to the story!

[im-afrog.livejournal.com]

Adam had heard the story before and found it to be a very sad story. It didn't seem fair.

Re: Listen to the story!

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Oh. This story just made Amber sad.

Re: Listen to the story!

[harrydresden.livejournal.com]

Harry thought the story was depressing. And kind of stupid. But then he wasn't a fan of choices that involved someone getting dead.

Pair up!

[sith_happened]

Which way do you think the princess went? Was the guy marrying some beauty, or totally tiger food?

Re: Pair up!

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

Eve sat there, pondering the story and waiting for someone to approach her.

Re: Pair up!

[withoutverona]

"I think it depends how selfish the princess was," Romeo said, as he looked around for a partner.

Re: Pair up!

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana looked around for a partner, still pondering what she thought about the outcome.

Re: Pair up!

[wannabe-pan.livejournal.com]

It seemed pretty obvious to Andrew, heart wrenching, but obvious. He wondered if he was missing something.

Re: Pair up!

[ecirpnellehada.livejournal.com]

As she waited to see if anyone would bother pairing up with her, Adah was sketching in her notebook a tiger. She figured that would be a good indication to whoever bothered with her as to what sort of conversation they were going to get themselves into.

Re: Pair up!

[absolutesnark]

Summer was thinking about the story as she waited for someone to pair up with.

Re: Pair up!

[athosborn.livejournal.com]

Teyla was quiet and looked very thoughtful as she glanced around for a partner.

Re: Pair up!

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Amber waited for a partner, but sadly, she already figured she knew what she was going to do.

What would you do?

[sith_happened]

Tiger chow or happily ever after?

Re: What would you do?

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Anyone who loved another person would never let them die like that." Karal sounded very, very certain. "I would pick the door with the person behind it, and not the tiger, and the greater my love for the person, the easier that choice would be."

Talk to the TA!

[sith_happened]

Hello, Jo!

Re: Talk to the TA!

[wannabehunter]

Jo was there! No longer male either.

Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

That's what he's here for.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

After class, Eve went to Anakin to explain why Savannah wasn't there -- because she'd promised she would and because she was sure he'd noticed.

OOC

[sith_happened]

For me? I dunno. I'd let him marry someone else, then plot her death.

Re: OOC

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

I'm so with you on that.