Ethics [Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 1st period]

[sith_happened]

"Morning, class," Anakin began, striding to the front of the class. "Today we begin discussions about Aristotle, an ancient Greek philosopher, though his influence stretched into many other areas of physical science as well. He believed that justice meant giving each person their due, or what they deserve. But how do we know what people deserve? What goods and opportunities should go to which people? Aristotle’s answer is that we have to consider the telos—the end or the purpose—of the good in question. For example, say we have some nice flutes. Who should get them? According to Aristotle, it’s not the rich person, since playing flutes has nothing to do with money. Nor is it the person who will be made most happy, since making good music is different than being happy. The purpose of a flute is to be played, and to be played well. So, Aristotle thinks, the flutes should go to the best flute players. Do you agree?"

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Re: Oooh, a hypothetical [10/25]

[holy-daughter.livejournal.com]

"I was arguing from self-interest," Lucrezia said. "Why it would behoove one to pay attention, regardless of whether the details hold one's attention. The ramifications can be immense. If those individuals choose not to, there's little anyone else can do, I would imagine."

Re: Oooh, a hypothetical [10/25]

[dollpocalypse]

"So there's two kinds of people here," Topher assessed. "The ones who are kinda dumb and wouldn't understand stuff anyway, which is most people--" He was so generous to people -- "and then the ones who are like, 'meh' about the whole thing. The dumb ones, I mean, what are you gonna do, right? And the people who are just bored, they're probably busy with more important stuff anyway, so..."