RE: Moral dilemmas
October 7, 2012 at 2:51 am
(This post was last modified: October 7, 2012 at 2:55 am by Doubting_Thomas.)
You agree that pushing the chair is the most moral act, but object to the idea of moral obligations? Fair enough.
2. Writing the history. This interests me because I'm not sure what I would do, even though I can rationalize the choices. I thought this up after noticing the inconsistencies in certain "official history" compared to what anyone can now read up on the Internet.
You are from a small country with its own language. There are no notable history books written about this country. You have been commissioned to write the official history book which you know will be used in all schools, and will be translated into major languages for sale globally. Whatever anyone else writes, you are confident that your version of history will be the dominant one. However,... There is an episode in your national history that is hardly talked about and no one in your country is proud of. Genocide, abuse, something considered immoral and embarrassing. Do you a) include it fully b) gloss over it c) exclude it?
Also, to what extent is your own personal opinion of the morality of the episode factor in vs the collective /prevailing national sense of morality?
There are many examples of this in reality, often omitted due to religious reasons, and particularly homophobic or sexist agendas.
2. Writing the history. This interests me because I'm not sure what I would do, even though I can rationalize the choices. I thought this up after noticing the inconsistencies in certain "official history" compared to what anyone can now read up on the Internet.
You are from a small country with its own language. There are no notable history books written about this country. You have been commissioned to write the official history book which you know will be used in all schools, and will be translated into major languages for sale globally. Whatever anyone else writes, you are confident that your version of history will be the dominant one. However,... There is an episode in your national history that is hardly talked about and no one in your country is proud of. Genocide, abuse, something considered immoral and embarrassing. Do you a) include it fully b) gloss over it c) exclude it?
Also, to what extent is your own personal opinion of the morality of the episode factor in vs the collective /prevailing national sense of morality?
There are many examples of this in reality, often omitted due to religious reasons, and particularly homophobic or sexist agendas.
blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” – John 20:26-29
