Recently, we had a discussion in class on ethics that resulted in me rethinking and modifying certain beliefs.
We were given certain scenarios on which a character was faced with an ethical dilemma. In one the persona 'had' to steal to get to his friends wedding at which he was supposed to be the best man. In another an IB teacher was torn between reporting a student he caught cheating and destroying his life, and letting the situation go (or take some other kind of action).
There are certain values i hold dear, like honesty and intergrity but I have recently also had to consider scenarios... If the situation was such that the bride would die of cancer the next day, and it was unequivicably imperative that the bestman was present, and his only means of getting there was by stealing..., as far as I'm concerned right and wrong becomes muddled up. I believe that there is no right or wrong, only scenario...not completely, otherwise we would not have a credible world, but to a large extent (maybe 70%).
What would you say?
Saturday, August 29, 2009
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Takyi,
I don't know about the existence or otherwise non-existence of absolute right and wrong in any given scenario. I think, however, that it would be interesting to consider whether we don't know what the right thing is or whether society has made it more difficult to do the right thing. Often, as a leader, I find myself wondering whether I am doing what is easy or what is right. I often find that I know what is right(debatable; don't take me on. No, please do) but the complex dynamics that society has set in place make it difficult to do so.
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