3. A man sues McDonald’s after suffering a heart attack. He blames the firm for not notifying him that 3 Big Macs a day might be unhealthy. Agree/disagree. Think about responsibility. A man is accused of beating his child. He appeals to the judge: I knew no other way to discipline for I too was beaten as a child. I thought that’s what you did as a parent.

4.  A young woman turns to a life of prostitution…  after a childhood filled with sexual abuse committed by her stepfather.

5.  A young man opens fire on his college campus, injuring and murdering a number of his schoolmates.  After investigating, police find journals filled with stories about how the young man had been bullied throughout his entire childhood.

6. If you live in a competitive, materialistic, cut-throat society, you will most likely adopt that behavior.

7.  A girl grows up to be a good student who spends her free time working at Sacred Heart and tutoring her friends in math (for free).  When she was younger, her college- educated parents brought her to volunteer on the weekends and taught her the value of being a good friend.

8. You become what you make yourself to be through your own choices. Even though we think we are free, we are just acting out the role given to us by God. What happens to us is pre- determined.

9.  Are we responsible for everything we do?  Can we blame our environment? Family? Friends? Enemies? Others? Experiences?

10.  Dad beats kid  McDonalds --> heart attack  Prostitute  School shooting  Society shapes us  Good, smart girl  God has a plan  We choose our path

11. Some Answers…  FATALISM  FREE WILL  DETERMINISM

12.  Stoics, Puritans, Oedipus  Destiny is predetermined  No cause and effect  No logical reason  People = puppets of God, Fate, stars, etc.  We have no responsibility  We are born the way we are and will be

13.  Sartre  Each human is totally free and responsible  NO outside forces determine choice  Humans are self-reflective and rational

14.  Karl Marx (economist)  Actions result from prior conditions  All a matter of cause and effect  HEREDITY and ENVIRONMENT determine what happens in a person’s life

15.  With which philosophy do you agree?  Refer to what you read in No Exit and Respectful Prostitute

16.  Analyze the actions of the characters  Determine whether or not they are responsible (think fate v. free will)  Cite examples