Tag: Solidarity

Do you think that we in fact have duties of solidarity to our political community even though we (or most people any way) were not given a choice to be here? If so, why? If not, why not?

Solidarity

Duties of solidarity are duties that individuals have toward the community, what Wadell calls “social justice.” These would be duties to pay taxes to fund programs to help the poor or to support laws that help reduce the impact of luck (the natural lottery) in enabling people to live good lives.

Here is the question:

Do you think that we in fact have duties of solidarity to our political community even though we (or most people any way) were not given a choice to be here? If so, why? If not, why not?

 

Choose three (3) of the themes we have considered in this course (e.g., PRECISION, CONVERSION, etc.) and write an essay in which you explore how Nemo or another important character “keeps swimming” while demonstrating facets of the themes you have chosen.

Watch finding Nemo and write about this topic:

Dory’s consistent advice to Nemo (and others) is to “just keep swimming!” Choose three (3) of the themes we have considered in this course (e.g., PRECISION, CONVERSION, etc.) and write an essay in which you explore how Nemo or another important character “keeps swimming” while demonstrating facets of the themes you have chosen.

Themes we went over in this course are: memory, trauma, solidarity, strategy, obedience, failure, compassion, campaign, mission, truth, integrity.