In the short story, “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas,” a city of great and vibrant happiness is explored. At the height of the realization of such a happy place, the author cuts us short the illusion and begins to describe a very real and ugly reality. The author, Ursula K. Le Guin, explains that there exists a child, alone and in constant agony ( Read more... )

To a river, lakes are just "lazy rivers," that choose to live a sedentary life. Rivers gain energy from their movement, and so of course they would say that ( Read more... )

I do believe that self-governance is an act of true liberty, but it cannot be the only requisite for ethical actions. I believe Nietzsche would agree that to be free by itself cannot be the basis of ethical acts. Actually he might call the oppressors here "birds of prey" and the Haitian people "lambs." The lamb is one that believes weakness is a ( Read more... )

Batman is filled with ethical dilemmas that have spoken to me on a personal level. I think, in creating the antidote to save Joker, Batman was also saving everyone else. He really wasn't given a choice in the matter, if he wants to save anyone at all. What's interesting, is that Batman has no incentive to kill the Joker at the end of each scenario ( Read more... )

Summary of Augustine’s City of God ( Read more... )

I cannot stop worrying about 2021! In Russia, people against vaccines were blamed in the news, by the government, for spreading “misinformation.” To make matters worse, that was alleged by the government, to be funded by foreign actors bent on taking down Russia from inside. I recalled my study of the Fetiales Ritual, and the way Augustus of Rome ( Read more... )

The Vodun practices tell the stories of ancestors. To participate in the activities is to honor the dead, culture, history of your own people, and to participate in social life outside of work. The group of people dancing in the film Divine Horsemen remind me of any given dance club or house party. I noticed the people dancing were passing and ( Read more... )

Millenia ago, Augustus Caesar conflated the Julians with a foreign actor and waged war against free citizens of Rome who were loyal to the past Emperor. Under Constantine, the Roman Catholic Church became the religion of the State and the State became the church's protector. I believe a new version of this is happening now, and I want to explain ( Read more... )

Situation 1) You really need to pass your Ethics course in order to graduate. The final exam is notoriously difficult. However, you realize that your professor left her copy of the exam answers on her desk. What do you do ( Read more... )

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