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fandomhigh2012-12-04 10:23 am
sith_happened) wrote in fandomhigh2012-12-04 10:23 am
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Ethics [Tuesday, December 4, 2012]
"So last week I was a teenager," Anakin said a little wryly. "My apologies for the whining and ridiculous haircut. The haircut was someone else's idea. The whining was, sadly, all me."
He began passing out a short story.
"It's become a bit of a tradition to end the semester with this story. I'll give you a few minutes to read it, but the short version of it--called 'The Lady or the Tiger'-- is that there was a fictional king with his own sense of justice: instead of a court system, he had an arena with two doors. Behind one door was a beautiful woman, handpicked by the king. Behind the other was a tiger. If you chose the tiger, you were eaten and declared guilty. If you chose the lady, you were considered innocent and immediately married to the lady. The king didn't care about your previous marital status or sexual orientation, apparently."
He leaned back against his desk. "One day the king discovered that his daughter had been having an affair with someone far below her station, so the man was arrested and tossed into the arena. Now the princess knew which door had what behind it, and her lover looked up to her for advice. She had two choices: watch her love die, or watch him marry another woman. The story ends with the princess telling him which door to open, but leaves us hanging as to what waited behind it."
Anakin smiled. "Your task today is two-fold. First, pair up with a classmate and decide what the princess did. Then tell me what you would have done in the princess's place."
He began passing out a short story.
"It's become a bit of a tradition to end the semester with this story. I'll give you a few minutes to read it, but the short version of it--called 'The Lady or the Tiger'-- is that there was a fictional king with his own sense of justice: instead of a court system, he had an arena with two doors. Behind one door was a beautiful woman, handpicked by the king. Behind the other was a tiger. If you chose the tiger, you were eaten and declared guilty. If you chose the lady, you were considered innocent and immediately married to the lady. The king didn't care about your previous marital status or sexual orientation, apparently."
He leaned back against his desk. "One day the king discovered that his daughter had been having an affair with someone far below her station, so the man was arrested and tossed into the arena. Now the princess knew which door had what behind it, and her lover looked up to her for advice. She had two choices: watch her love die, or watch him marry another woman. The story ends with the princess telling him which door to open, but leaves us hanging as to what waited behind it."
Anakin smiled. "Your task today is two-fold. First, pair up with a classmate and decide what the princess did. Then tell me what you would have done in the princess's place."
Sign in [12/4]
Listen to the lecture!
Pair up and discuss!
Answer the discussion question!
Talk to the Teacher or the TA!
OOC
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Re: Listen to the lecture!
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Re: Pair up and discuss!
He waited for a partner quietly.
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Re: Answer the discussion question!
His tone wasn't quite as accusing as the words themselves sounded. He was really just double-checking.
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It would have been a much different story if the guy had the strength to punch out a tiger.
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If that sounded like an a much more nuanced and thoughtful opinion than you'd normally expect from someone like Bucky, rest assured that he was viewing the question from entirely the wrong perspective.
Re: Answer the discussion question!
He paused, thinking for a moment. "...Do you think a human dumbass is a good dinner for a first date with a tiger? I mean, is it classy enough?"