Questions on Three Narratives
1. What is the difference between naysaying ethics and yeasaying ethics? Explain. What does this have to do with the story of the people of LeChambon? Naysaying ethics “forbids our doing certain harmful things”, even if that means to close the eyes to the reality and don’t do what people know it’s a right decision. Yeasaying ethics instead, “urges us to help those whose lives are diminished or threatened” even when helping others could put the own life in risk (Rosenstand, 584). This has to do with the story of the people of Le Chambon because they saved over six thousand lives, most of them Jews children from the Nazi persecution. Although, people from Le Chambon know that saving Jews could put their own life …show more content…
When people feel remorse and anger for the suffering of others, it‘s then that they will really be moved to help those in need.
4. Why, according to Prinz, isn’t it enough to feel empathy for victims? Is he being fair in his description of the proponents of empathy? Is Prinz right about the “cuteness effect” on our empathy? Why or why not?
According to Prinz, empathy, “can create its own moral problems” Rosenstand, 586). Therefore, to feel empathy for victims is not enough because it is not a good emotional motivator neither guaranteed a helping hand for people in need. Prinz is right about the “cuteness effect” on people empathy because it’s very true that it “may lead to preferential treatment” (Rosenstand, 586). In other words, people prefers help other they may know and as normal, it’s very easy to feel sympathy for friends than for unknown people.
5. Identify the principles involved (and the relevant chapters in this book in Prinz’s argument that we make moral decisions based on many more factors than the emotion of …show more content…
Although this set of values is different for every culture, the reality is that when a person is born, he/she “comes equipped with a moral institution” and the sense of right or wrong actions are “hard-wired into our nature” (Rosenstand, 20).
6. Evaluate Lin Yutang’s view of gratitude toward parents: Is it dependent on parental love? Why or Why not? Is that an important issue? When evaluating two opposing viewpoints in this chapter, Lin Yutang’s and Jane English’s whose approach do you find more appealing? Explain why.
According to Lin Yutang’s, children should take care of their aged parents because they, “owe a never ending debt of gratitude” (Rosenstand, 566), due to the fact that parents took care of children when they were little. Of course, gratitude toward parents depends more in children love than on parental love. The Chinese conception of virtue in which to take care of the aged parents it’s a duty of the firstborn boy, “letting his parents grow old and die without his support is the gravest sin a man can commit” (Rosenstand, 567). Certainly, Lin Yutang’s view of gratitude toward parents is more appealing than jane English, due to parents raise their children without expecting
1. What is the difference between naysaying ethics and yeasaying ethics? Explain. What does this have to do with the story of the people of LeChambon? Naysaying ethics “forbids our doing certain harmful things”, even if that means to close the eyes to the reality and don’t do what people know it’s a right decision. Yeasaying ethics instead, “urges us to help those whose lives are diminished or threatened” even when helping others could put the own life in risk (Rosenstand, 584). This has to do with the story of the people of Le Chambon because they saved over six thousand lives, most of them Jews children from the Nazi persecution. Although, people from Le Chambon know that saving Jews could put their own life …show more content…
When people feel remorse and anger for the suffering of others, it‘s then that they will really be moved to help those in need.
4. Why, according to Prinz, isn’t it enough to feel empathy for victims? Is he being fair in his description of the proponents of empathy? Is Prinz right about the “cuteness effect” on our empathy? Why or why not?
According to Prinz, empathy, “can create its own moral problems” Rosenstand, 586). Therefore, to feel empathy for victims is not enough because it is not a good emotional motivator neither guaranteed a helping hand for people in need. Prinz is right about the “cuteness effect” on people empathy because it’s very true that it “may lead to preferential treatment” (Rosenstand, 586). In other words, people prefers help other they may know and as normal, it’s very easy to feel sympathy for friends than for unknown people.
5. Identify the principles involved (and the relevant chapters in this book in Prinz’s argument that we make moral decisions based on many more factors than the emotion of …show more content…
Although this set of values is different for every culture, the reality is that when a person is born, he/she “comes equipped with a moral institution” and the sense of right or wrong actions are “hard-wired into our nature” (Rosenstand, 20).
6. Evaluate Lin Yutang’s view of gratitude toward parents: Is it dependent on parental love? Why or Why not? Is that an important issue? When evaluating two opposing viewpoints in this chapter, Lin Yutang’s and Jane English’s whose approach do you find more appealing? Explain why.
According to Lin Yutang’s, children should take care of their aged parents because they, “owe a never ending debt of gratitude” (Rosenstand, 566), due to the fact that parents took care of children when they were little. Of course, gratitude toward parents depends more in children love than on parental love. The Chinese conception of virtue in which to take care of the aged parents it’s a duty of the firstborn boy, “letting his parents grow old and die without his support is the gravest sin a man can commit” (Rosenstand, 567). Certainly, Lin Yutang’s view of gratitude toward parents is more appealing than jane English, due to parents raise their children without expecting