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Stephen asks the philosophical question, “Is it ethical to tweak someone’s mind for the better?” Is Zatanna unethical for mind-wiping villains? What about Professor X? Is it wrong or okay to alter someone’s perceptions? The panel discuss the issue in this, the shortest Major Spoilers Podcast.
Warning: Some explicit content
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Great discussion! The basic tenets of that discussion mirror alot of what we’re talking about in my Ethical & Legal Environment of Public Administration class this semester – whether results-based administration of government is ethical and constitutional if it produces positive results (ends justifying the means) or if the sanctity of constitutional democracy and the preservation of constitutional rights is paramount over any achieved or possible result.
Yes, dry. The comic discussion was much more entertaining.
Roy, Feel free to play the episode in your class :D
Were I the teacher, I would. Unfortunately, I’m just a student, and a “distance-learning” student at that.
You guys brought up some great points, though – at what juncture does adherence to either philosphy constitute a detriment to one portion of society over another, as opposed to the pragmatic application of both philosphies? Is there even a “pragmatic application” of either philosophy? Yes, Batman could save more people by killing the Joker, but then he becomes that which he has fought so long against and becomes part of “the problem”. So which is more “ethical/moral” – sacrificing the potential lives that the Joker will undoubtedly take if he continues to live in order to rise above those that you seek to stop/not become part of the problem, or saving those lives but destroying yourself/becoming no better than the moster in the end? As Matthew said, its a very slippery slope – the question becomes whether sacrificing ethics for the greater good is really a benefit to “the greater good” just because more people benefit from it.
Enough of the deep stuff, I’m going back to reading Shadow Hunter now.
GRAND MAUL SOUL SPLIT!