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Sophie’s Choice

Sophie’s Choice. Our own determinant paths. What is Sophie’s Choice?.

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Sophie’s Choice

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  1. Sophie’s Choice Our own determinant paths

  2. What is Sophie’s Choice? • Film (1982) that examines the after affects on a Holocaust survivor’s life-changing decision. While being unloaded in Auschwitz, Sophie was asked to choose which of her children (son or daughter)would live and which would die. When she was unable to choose, a Nazi officer said both would be sent to die, so she chose Jan (the son) to survive.

  3. Lola’s Choice First Run • Avoids punk + dog, runs faster • Causes car accident • Interrupts father speaking with mistress. • Father refuses Lola’s request, choosing his mistress. • Too late to stop Manni; rob store. • Lola is killed by police. Second Run • Punk trips Lola causing limp. • Causes accident, but arrives at bank later. • Mistress tells father she is pregnant with another’s child. • Lola overhears, robs bank, and escapes to find Manni. • As they see each other, she is killed by a passing ambulance.

  4. Lola’s Choice • Running faster, she jumps over punk/dog obstacle. • No accident, business partner picks up Lola’s father. • Lola finds 100 mark chip, finds roulette table and wins over 129 000 marks. • Hitches ride on back of ambulance, security guard inside, she “saves” him. • Manni sees “bum” who has money, chases him down, causes accident killing Lola’s father, associate, and moped thief. • Manni gives money to mob boss and the two have a small fortune to possibly begin their life anew.

  5. ALTERNATIVE FUTURES... • Robert Kane describes moral responsibility requires the possibility of alternative futures. • A “garden of forking paths” • In order to judge someone they need the ability to have done otherwise. CHOICE OPTION 1 OPTION 2

  6. Where is your forking path taking you? “Simple” Questions “Complex” Questions Should I have children or not? • Where do I go after Holy Trinity?

  7. How important is Free will? • If we can only blame or praise people for actions they freely and knowingly undertake then it is vital for humans to have freedom to act. • Morality depends on freedom. • Kant wrote that: “ought” implies “can”. • If you are morally obliged to do something then it is possible for you to do that action.

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