0G78: Omelas and Distributive Justice
Philosophers In Space
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The Proximity of Happiness in Omelas
Well and I think that that so the second half of the story I I felt like I understood fine it was just that first the way it was couch was interesting. The people would justify their own happiness by trying to make excuses for why it wouldn't matter if they helped this child anyway it's too right or something like that. But then we get of course our folks for whom the story is named after right those who just can't quite accept that particular trade off. Yeah yeah and it's interesting well it's interesting because I and I like the kind of the poetic nature of of that where it's just like there are some people who are just like ah we're just leaving like we're
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