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fandomhigh2012-01-19 08:42 am
sith_happened) wrote in fandomhigh2012-01-19 08:42 am
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Ethics [Thursday, January 19, 2012, 1st period]
When the class arrived, they would find their names on desks--Anakin had come up with a seating chart for the rest of the semester.
He was holding a giant mug of (decaf, Rory could tell if he was sneaking caffeine while she couldn't have any) coffee as he entered the room and gave his TAs papers to pass out, then went to the board and wrote out: "Utilitarianism: it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong," then turned to face his students. "Do you think this is true? If what gives the majority pleasure is watching Christians getting eaten by lions, or a four-day-marathon of that show about the orange people who live in New Jersey, does that make it right? What will protect the rights of the individual in a society ruled by utilitarianism--who in this example might be a Christian who enjoys PBS--or do those really matter?"
He was holding a giant mug of (decaf, Rory could tell if he was sneaking caffeine while she couldn't have any) coffee as he entered the room and gave his TAs papers to pass out, then went to the board and wrote out: "Utilitarianism: it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong," then turned to face his students. "Do you think this is true? If what gives the majority pleasure is watching Christians getting eaten by lions, or a four-day-marathon of that show about the orange people who live in New Jersey, does that make it right? What will protect the rights of the individual in a society ruled by utilitarianism--who in this example might be a Christian who enjoys PBS--or do those really matter?"
Re: Answer the discussion question! [1/19]
Unless it was in the 'I'm going to steal my best friend's crush and then dump him at the end of the year.' It was no getting eaten by lions, therefore it was fine.
"As for the orange people, they're idiots, but they're not really hurting anyone. Unless they're getting into bar fights and spreading disease-" Please ignore the shudder as Stacey still had Sex Ed class-related syphilis trauma. "-but they'd be doing that anyway. Besides, you can always change the channel."
Re: Answer the discussion question! [1/19]
Privately, Anakin was betting on a skyrocketing rate of people finding things to do away from the television.
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Re: Answer the discussion question! [1/19]