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fandomhigh2013-02-21 11:40 am
sith_happened) wrote in fandomhigh2013-02-21 11:40 am
Ethics [Thursday, February 21, 2013, 2nd period]
Today the students would find themselves in the Danger Shop instead of the usual classroom: this time in a setting up to look like a house, with comfortable sofas and chairs to sit on in the living room and fully stocked kitchen behind it, and a trap door leading to the basement hiding under the rug under the coffee table.
...didn't everyone have that in their house?
When class began, Anakin came in through the door. "This is our last class before the break, so consider this your midterm examination. Today we talk about lying. Emmanuel Kant believed that any lie, no matter how small, was a violation of one's dignity. I, personally, think that Kant came from a magical bubble land where he'd spent his life swaddled in cotton candy and that being dignified isn't the be-all-end-all of life, but some of you might believe he has a point."
Anakin certainly didn't think so, though.
He held up a list. "If I read your name off, you're a fugitive hiding in this house, which is owned by a student whose name wasn't called. In precisely three minutes, several armed stormtroopers--think police with absolutely no sense of humor--will be coming through the door. If they find the fugitives, they will take them away and kill them."
Anakin was full of cheerful scenarios.
"Homeowners: you have to decide if you will lie and say you have no idea where your classmate is, while your classmate tries to persuade you not to turn them over. If you get caught lying, you'll be killed as well. If you turn them in, it's possible--but not likely--you'll receive a monetary reward. Your real reward is still being alive."
He clapped his hands to begin and a large clock began ticking down three minutes about the fireplace mantel. "Your time starts now."
...didn't everyone have that in their house?
When class began, Anakin came in through the door. "This is our last class before the break, so consider this your midterm examination. Today we talk about lying. Emmanuel Kant believed that any lie, no matter how small, was a violation of one's dignity. I, personally, think that Kant came from a magical bubble land where he'd spent his life swaddled in cotton candy and that being dignified isn't the be-all-end-all of life, but some of you might believe he has a point."
Anakin certainly didn't think so, though.
He held up a list. "If I read your name off, you're a fugitive hiding in this house, which is owned by a student whose name wasn't called. In precisely three minutes, several armed stormtroopers--think police with absolutely no sense of humor--will be coming through the door. If they find the fugitives, they will take them away and kill them."
Anakin was full of cheerful scenarios.
"Homeowners: you have to decide if you will lie and say you have no idea where your classmate is, while your classmate tries to persuade you not to turn them over. If you get caught lying, you'll be killed as well. If you turn them in, it's possible--but not likely--you'll receive a monetary reward. Your real reward is still being alive."
He clapped his hands to begin and a large clock began ticking down three minutes about the fireplace mantel. "Your time starts now."