Ethics Class, Monday, 2-4pm

[brambless.livejournal.com]

"Over the course of this term, we've looked a lot at your personal moral stance on things. Today we're going to be looking more generally - on how morals are taught to children, often insidiously.

"A good medium for this is fairy tales. Every culture has them - stories that are told to children, bearing little moral gems to shape and guide. The first thing I want you to do is a select a fairy tale. Don't worry if it's not one I'll know, just pick one you're familiar with."

Comments

Re: First Hour

[kawalsky.livejournal.com]

Bluebeard. It's about obedience and having to deal with the consequences of your actions if you step over boundaries. Like the wife in Bluebeard unlocked the door she wasn't supposed to unlock, and then she couldn't get the blood off the key, so Bluebeard knew she'd done it. You can't escape your own actions. In the end, though, Bluebeard had to die because, even though he thought he was just punishing his wives for disobedience, he still slaughtered women, so he couldn't get away with it in the end. But the point wasn't that the wife got away with her disobedience, but that bad things *could* happen if you're disobedient, so it's better not to take your chances.