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Talking Philosophy

Talking Philosophy. A lesson by Seth Dickens. www.digitalang.com info@digitalang.com. Meet Davide Age: 21 Height: 180cm Likes: Sports, Music, Swimming Health: Good. Pietro Age: 18 Likes: motorbikes. Luciana Age: 24 Likes: theatre. Rebecca Age: 12 Likes: dancing. Pietro Age: 18

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Talking Philosophy

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  1. Talking Philosophy A lesson by Seth Dickens. www.digitalang.com info@digitalang.com

  2. Meet Davide Age: 21 Height: 180cm Likes: Sports, Music, Swimming Health: Good

  3. Pietro Age: 18 Likes: motorbikes Luciana Age: 24 Likes: theatre Rebecca Age: 12 Likes: dancing

  4. Pietro Age: 18 Likes: motorbikes Health: Cancer Luciana Age: 24 Likes: theatre Health: Heart problem Rebecca Age: 12 Likes: dancing Health: Blindness

  5. Dr. A. Baxter Age: 57 Height: 180cm Likes: Tennis, Classical Music

  6. Davidehas something Pietro, Luciana and Rebecca need.

  7. Davidehas something Pietro, Luciana and Rebecca need.

  8. Dr. A. Baxter can save the lives of Pietro, Luciana and Rebecca.

  9. Davide can save the lives of Pietro, Luciana and Rebecca.

  10. Davide can save the lives of Pietro, Luciana and Rebecca. But he must die.

  11. Talking Philosophy Is it okay to kill Davide painlessly if his organs will save the lives of all the others.

  12. You are with a group of students, helping them to have a day out in a park.

  13. But something goes wrong! A terrorist takes you and the students hostage.

  14. He holds you prisoner in a basement.

  15. There is no chance of the police arriving to save the hostages.

  16. The terrorist makes you a deal.

  17. The terrorist makes you a deal. You can save the lives of the students.

  18. But you must kill one of them

  19. Oh. And by the way.

  20. He has a bomb.

  21. He has a bomb. And he will kill all the students if you don’t kill one of them.

  22. Talking Philosophy • Should you kill one person to save the other students? • If in this story you should kill one to save three, why not in the previous, medical story?

  23. You work in a railwayjunction box. It’s a nicequiet job

  24. Todaythere are menworking on the rails

  25. Suddenlyyouhear a voice from the radio.

  26. It’s the guard from the 13.00 freight train.

  27. There has been a fire and the train driver has left the engine room!

  28. They can not stop the train!

  29. You only have a few seconds to decide!

  30. Will you turn the trainto the left and killone man? • Or leaveit on the right and killthree?

  31. Talking Philosophy • Would you turn the train or leave it on the same track? • If you turn the train, shouldn’t you kill the hostage and kill Davide? • Isn’t “The right thing to do” the same in every situation?

  32. Immanuel Kant "Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.“ You should always do “the right thing to do” in every single situation. It should always be the same.

  33. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sheilatostes/2431033659/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/earthandeden/379281448/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/earthandeden/379423754/ http://www.flickr.com/search/?l=4&q=sad+teenager&m=text http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/374268661/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessawatson/1891008745/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/tessawatson/397872639/

  34. http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/1148977208/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/eleaf/2536358399/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/8078800@N07/578735285/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cg2photoart/2369303616/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronvandike/2259658428/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveaustria/2838672684/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/abaporu/695962989/

  35. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lifeontheedge/416514144/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/loose_grip_99/2580662071/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunadirimmel/2886049368/ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Immanuel_Kant_(painted_portrait).jpg This lesson was Inspired by the BBC article “Four philosophical questions to make your brain hurt.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7739493.stm

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