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8 experiences in Ethics

A hand hesitating above a wallet lying on a rain-wet street at night
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Thought experimentEthics10 min

Would you do the right thing if nobody would ever know?

A thought experiment in five tests. Each one removes a reason to behave well — witnesses, reputation, punishment — until only one question is left: why do you do what you do?

Begin · Would You Do the Right Thing If Nobody Knew?
A cloth merchant unfolds a stained linen bolt while a customer waits at his stall
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Branching scenarioEthics10 min

Would you tell a customer about a flaw they'll never notice?

Begin · The Merchant's Dilemma
A weary, ragged stranger sits on city steps at dusk beside a worn bag while townspeople with baskets of bread walk past
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InvestigationEthics11 min

What do you owe to strangers in your own city?

Begin · What Makes a Society Just?
A man seen from behind leans on the rim of a stone well in a sunlit courtyard, while beyond the low wall a woman holding an empty clay jar waits in the lane
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InvestigationEthics11 min

Does having the right to own something mean you have the right to use it however you want?

Begin · What Do You Actually Own?
A man seen from behind sets a bundle of money and a sheet of paper on a shop counter, while the shopkeeper opposite folds his arms and looks down
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InvestigationEthics9 min

If someone has done something terrible, can they genuinely become a different person?

Begin · Can You Change Who You Are?
A wooden balance scale on a worn table in window light: a heap of small pebbles in one pan, a single large stone in the other, and a pair of resting hands at the table's edge
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Branching scenarioEthics9 min

Is a decision legitimate just because the majority supports it?

Begin · How Should We Make Decisions Together?
In a busy market lane, one hand openly drops a coin into a brass collection box while onlookers watch; on the right, another hand quietly slips a banknote into a stranger's bag
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Thought experimentEthics8 min

If nobody could ever know what you did, would you still do the right thing?

Begin · Can You Be a Good Person Without Anyone Knowing?
Two men sit at opposite ends of a park bench with a white chalk line between them; one slides a small steel cup of tea across the line toward the other
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InvestigationEthics9 min

Can you disagree deeply with someone and still owe them fairness, dignity, and kindness?

Begin · What Do We Owe to People Who Are Different From Us?