This Page Will Make You Think

Does something only matter to you if it has an impact on your awareness?

A year ago a colleague of Tom was told she could not expect to live more than a year.
She spent the time writing a book and then called Tom and said:
“This is what I want to be remembered by. Please find a publisher for it.”
He read it and it was publishable, but it was not ground-breaking work.
She would never know, and so Tom decided not to publish it.

Click here if you're judging Tom 👈

Based on "Ethics in the Real World", by Peter Singer

To buy or not to buy?

As consumers in a globalised world, we buy many items. But how much do we know about their supply chain? We rarely know about the work conditions, for example. And so, this raises questions: is it wrong to buy a product whose production probably depends on harsh conditions? Should we boycott products until those selling them provide assurances about how they were made? Or should we keep buying? After all, boycotting a product may just put workers out of a job.

What do you think? 👈

Based on "5 Modern Philosophical Dilemmas" , by Daniel Halliday

Don't blame me

‘Mary, Mungo and Midge. You stand accused of a grievous crime. What do you have to say for yourselves?’ ‘Yes, I did it,’ said Mary. ‘But it wasn’t my fault. I consulted an expert and she told me that was what I ought to do. So don’t blame me, blame her.’ ‘I too did it,’ said Mungo. ‘But it wasn’t my fault. I consulted my therapist and she told me that was what I ought to do. So don’t blame me, blame her.’ ‘I won’t deny I did it,’ said Midge. ‘But it wasn’t my fault. I consulted an astrologer and he told me that since Neptune was in Aries, that’s what I should have done. So don’t blame me, blame him.’
Who is to blame?

Judge's veredict 👈

Based on "Existentialism is a Humanism, by Jean-Paul Sartre

There’s no easy answers, but asking the questions in the first place can broaden our awareness, regardless of the specific situation!

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