Ethics Class - catch up session, 10am-4pm

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Tara posts the class list on the door, as promised in her email, detailing the gaps in each student's participation. Penned at the bottom in a neat round hand is a note: Some of you may have discussed these with TAs out of class. Please inform me if this is the case.

She looks happy and well-rested as she sets up discussion stations around the room.

[ooc: I'll put names on the comment threads for the people who haven't completed them, rather than listing up here. Because I'm odd that way.]

Comments

Re: Duty of Care

[sensethevisions]

[[OOC: I didn't realize Phoebe didn't do these. *flails*]]

Phoebe thinks for a long moment.

"Why do we have to break it down into what they owe and what they're owed? If someone is honestly unable to care for themselves in the appropriate way, it's only right and humane to help them in what they need."

Re: Duty of Care

[brambless.livejournal.com]

[ooc: I thought as much. It's easy to lose track, don't worry about it.]

"Well, if it's right and humane to help them... that's what they're owed, in a moral sense. Do they have any responsibilities? Does being a child, for example, allow you to do anything you like?"

Re: Duty of Care

[sensethevisions]

[[OOC: *loves* Thankfully you, Camulus and Sara Sidle know that Phoebe is always there. :)]]

"No, being a child doesn't allow you to do that. There are structures and rules that your caregivers try to give you to help you learn and grow,"

Re: Duty of Care

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"Alright... are any of those across the board? Things that don't depend on the caregiver, but are simply part of being a member of a society or a family?"

Re: Duty of Care

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe thinks about this for a long time.

"Rules and responsibilities come with being a living, breathing creation." She wrinkles her forehead. "The problem is that people have differing opinions of what are wants and what are needs."

Re: Duty of Care

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"I'm not asking what people think, Phoebe," Tara reminds her, humour crinkling her eyes. "Just you. What do you believe the responsibilities of the child are?"

Re: Duty of Care

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe nods.

"In my opinion, the child's responsibility is to respect and obey their parents. However, in doing this, it doesn't mean that the child has to do it unconditionally. The child is entitled to respect and compassion as well."