Showing posts with label responsible. Show all posts
Showing posts with label responsible. Show all posts

Saturday, December 19, 2009

January, 2008 Evening

January, 2008 Evening
Does self-knowledge come more from submitting one’s cherished beliefs to open
dialog or from expressing one’s doubts in a supportive group?

What does “life” begin?
Who are you ultimately responsible to? Who are you ultimately responsible for?
Is the medical profession’s goal to save lives or make profit?

Friday, December 18, 2009

July, 2007 Daytime

July, 2007 Daytime
Should “we” be responsible for the acts of someone else?
What constitutes moral action?
A challenge facing our nation is how we react to terrorism and how we manage our fears
and achieve security without losing our freedom.
“A ‘prince’ would maintain his authority is often compelled to be other than good. For
when the class, be it the people, the soldiers, or the nobles, on whom you judge it
necessary to rely for your support, is corrupt, you must needs adapt yourself to its
needs and satisfy these, in which case virtuous conduct will only prejudice you”.