http://brambless.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] brambless.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2005-11-05 10:34 am
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Philosophy classroom: Ethics class #4, Friday, 8-10am

[ooc: My deepest apologies for posting this so late.]

Tara smiles worriedly as the students come in, checking face after face.

"Today's topic is power and responsibility, and I would like to remind you all that your grade comes from your discussion, not your presence. If you don't feel comfortable talking, write something down and hand it in to me. Being a silent warm body in the classroom is no different than not turning up."

[ooc: And I would remind you that I leave posts open for the whole week. If you post 'shows up and takes a seat' I know you're still alive, but you need to actually address the discussion topics to pass the class.]

Re: First Hour

[identity profile] mparkerceo.livejournal.com 2005-11-05 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
"If we have power..." Parker pauses. "We have the responsibility to use it carefully. Without causing unwitting damage to others. We have the responsibility to not allow others to coerce us into using it unwisely. To our friends? Maybe making their lives a little easier, if they need and want that. To society? To not abuse it; to not make others's lives more difficult, across that divide."

"To ourselves... to possess that power as fully as possible, in the sense of being both responsible, and aware of it, but also of enjoying the freedom it gives us."

Re: First Hour

[identity profile] mparkerceo.livejournal.com 2005-11-06 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Parker frowns. "Of course it does. It gives you choices that the powerless don't have. But it's not unlimited freedom-- it's still constrained by the consequences of your actions. Maybe total power and total lack of conscience equal total freedom. But that's a limit I can live with."