What is a Human Being? Try using this short poem as a stimulus.

Time to start practicing for Core Theme again! How does the stimulus below raise philosophical implications regarding the Human Being.

Assisted Suicide for a Criminal

Please read the article linked below (courtesy of Maddie), and post a little comment afterwards linking the situation to something we have studied in the last 2 weeks.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29209459

Three Right-to-Die Articles

Using the three articles "Aussie wins right to die," "Woman's suicide by living will," and "Gillian Bennett" as support, what is your personal view regarding the right to die?

Welcome back! Here is our first prompt for online discussion. What ideas/issues/questions arise from it?

What do you think of Moral/Cultural Relativism?

At first glance Relativism is attractive because it accepts differences and appears to be a very tolerant mindset. UWCSEA wants us to be tolerant of differences. Should we be relativists then? What do you think?

Are we prisoners of society?

Our first prompt on the issue of Free Will and Determinism

Two Wolves Inside You

Here is Prompt #5 for more practice:

Quotes From Disney Movies

1)  Always let your conscience be your guide.Pinocchio, Pinocchio

2)  The water’s always changing, always flowing But people, I guess, can’t live like that.Pocahontas, Pocahontas
3)  All it takes is faith and trust. Peter Pan, Peter Pan
4)  Fate is kind She brings to those to love the sweet fulfillment of their secret longing. Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio

Zombie Apocalypse!

Here is a new stimulus for discussion. You may bring up any appropriate issue you see arising :)