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fandomhigh2017-09-11 07:10 am
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Ethics, Monday
"Welcome back to Ethics class," Anakin said. "Today we're going to discuss a fictional tale with a real-world morality test: The Lady or the Tiger."
"It's meant to indicate, among other things, one's level of cynicism - or perhaps one's belief in certain systems of ethics," Obi-Wan said lightly. "It's the tale of a young princess who falls in love with a young man. He's not nearly of her status. It creates... friction."
"Is that what you call it when your father discovers your affair and throws your lover in prison?" Anakin asked dryly. "The judicial system in this hypothetical kingdom was bizarre: the man was to be tossed into arena in front of anyone in the kingdom who wanted to show up and watch. There were two doors in the wall. One led to a beautiful woman--not the princess--who he would be forced to marry instantly. Choosing this door was considered being found innocent. Behind the other was a tiger who would, presumably, eat in him instantly and thus reinforce his guilt. The princess knew which was behind each door, but she was a jealous, petty person. Her lover looked up at her, she gestured to a particular door...and the story ends."
"Which door did she pick? The story doesn't say," Obi-Wan said. His mouth curved. "That's where you come in. Which door did she point to? And which would you have pointed to, if you'd been in a similar - somewhat offbeat - situation?"
"It's meant to indicate, among other things, one's level of cynicism - or perhaps one's belief in certain systems of ethics," Obi-Wan said lightly. "It's the tale of a young princess who falls in love with a young man. He's not nearly of her status. It creates... friction."
"Is that what you call it when your father discovers your affair and throws your lover in prison?" Anakin asked dryly. "The judicial system in this hypothetical kingdom was bizarre: the man was to be tossed into arena in front of anyone in the kingdom who wanted to show up and watch. There were two doors in the wall. One led to a beautiful woman--not the princess--who he would be forced to marry instantly. Choosing this door was considered being found innocent. Behind the other was a tiger who would, presumably, eat in him instantly and thus reinforce his guilt. The princess knew which was behind each door, but she was a jealous, petty person. Her lover looked up at her, she gestured to a particular door...and the story ends."
"Which door did she pick? The story doesn't say," Obi-Wan said. His mouth curved. "That's where you come in. Which door did she point to? And which would you have pointed to, if you'd been in a similar - somewhat offbeat - situation?"
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He was there sipping coffee instead because he liked to be tense. Or at least was used to it.
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And here he chuckled a little.
"But, of course, my lover, knowing me so well, would know that I would lead them to the safe door, and then, in a shocking turn of events, move the other way and consign themselves to the same fate I would choose for myself, unable to live their lives unless it could be with me!"
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