Comments on: Ethical Dilemmas; In Defense of Others?

By: efland mixed martial arts

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By: On My Own Two Feet » Blog Archive » Do We Have an Obligation to Give Back?

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:18:08 +0000

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By: John W. Zimmer

John W. Zimmer — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:19:46 +0000

Hey Chris,

The monks normally took the low road… no reason was given why the monk would have taken the high road except it was probably a poor choice on his part.

In terms of ethics, providing you think the hikers had a duty to rescue the monk, it becomes – is their responsibility ended by dumping the monk on the next climbing team?

I remember a long debate on this topic in class. At the time I did not buy into the argument that the hikers had a duty as their own countrymen and government did not care.

I’m now more of the opinion that yes – if I were the hiker, I would have a duty to get the monk to where he could be rescued by medical personal and not dump him off on the next group – not knowing if their level of care would match mine.

By: Chris | Martial Development

Chris | Martial Development — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:54:39 +0000

Why was the monk there, and what did he want? How unfortunate that this should be considered an irrelevant detail.

It is no more ethical to drag him to the bottom of the mountain, then it would be to drag him to the top!

By: Martial Arts News 8.16.09 « Striking Thoughts

Martial Arts News 8.16.09 « Striking Thoughts — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:27:43 +0000

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