“Each according to his needs”: Morals in “Lifeboat Ethics”
Garrett Hardin’s “Lifeboat Ethics” presents a starkly challenging and moral scenario. As a metaphor, he produces the dilemma of a lifeboat designed for fifty people, having room for ten more but facing one hundred drowning swimmers. Hardin discusses three options that he thinks are available in the situation. Despite being only a metaphor, “Lifeboat Ethics” provides a view of current global affairs concerning migration issues, however, it can only provide a corner of the situation and cannot completely represent global affairs.[...]
楚文王初年，迁都郢。楚怀王即位后，物至丰，军至盛，国人亦众。楚怀王信臣屈原，名正则，字灵均。其身长九尺，面若冠玉，为富家子弟故衣着甚究，常着常著绿素衣，予人衣带飘飘谪仙人之觉。屈原早为楚怀王所信，为左徒，兼知大政。其人正直，颇有才情。屈原虽贵，少常居于民，遂以善待贫穷。怀王甚信之，每有新令必咨于屈原。周慎靓王四年，屈原为楚怀王左徒，从事变法改制，而与之改令。政之数年中，屈原变法改立，与贵戚争衡。楚之势大变，贵戚将削焉，遂有贵戚多患屈原。[...]
In this town earth meets skyWhere expanses of dry black cloudsMuster on top of pines and sycamores and once golden church tops.No one’s been out since last week, doors watchedAnd closed by angry spying rainAnd the expanses of dry black clouds.[...]
Hereby starts a compilation of the later life of Aurora Scarlett Ophelia, youngest of the Ostelen. All sources are cited. May her sould rest in heaven, far from the Gods. August 18th, 1380, Rosama’s Tavern in the City of Monceur, far from the War. Retold by Reynolds Graves, who was fourteen at the time of the narrative below. Reynolds seems to have forgotten quite a few details but remembered upon prompting. Slightly edited for literary effect and grammar correctness.[...]