Peter Ahlberg Research Book V2

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ETHICS 101



Table of Contents

foreword

thesis proposal: Ethics

Ethics in History

Advocates of Positive Ethics

—Examples of Positive Ethics

Advocates of Negative Ethics

—Examples of Negative Ethics

Corruption

Possible Projects

Further Reading

Goals for This Class

inspirational references

bibliography

john f. kennedy

bruce lee and brandon lee

abraham lincoln virgin mary miyamoto musashi

influential people

malcolm x frank zanemartin luther king jr.

conan o’brienharuki murakamimother teresa audrey hepburn

ana ï s nin aldous huxley

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source

http://rulesofthirds.tumblr.com/

comments

I really, really, really like this blog. Although some of the sayings are a little

depressing, it provides a real insight into the voice of a younger demographic

of people. The author is a young adult female and she i s from Pittsberg.

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album

goblin (2011)

song

track 05. transylvania

lyrics excerpt

... Umm, what’s that? The cock of a black dude, mad cause his daughter got the swag of a vacuum (aww,

fuck it). I’ll take her to the back room, dungeon, ghting and punching. And now the slut is under the fuck -

ing assumption, that I will be fucking and munching her mufn. Cum will be bl eeding, but that’s not from

the time signature of the month, umm.

(It’s because) I’m Dracula bitch. Don’t got a problem smacking a bitch. Kidnapping, attacking, with axes

and shit,‘til I grab them throats and start smacking them shits.

relation to hedonism

Some of the music that tyler produces explores are suppressed human emotions. These are personal feelings

that comes from his personal life and/or animalistic natures of people. Tyler himself, or from what I’ve seen

through interviews; is generally a positive and playful person. But when it comes to his music, he explores

some temptations and thoughts that people usually suppress.

One aspect of his personal life in which he explores is his father. His father was not there for him and had

left him and his mother at an early age. This explores the importance of parental gures and the impact this

has on children. Tyler’s song Inglorious from the album Goblin says:

My father died the day I came out of my mother’s hole. And left a burden on my soul until I was old enoughto understand, that the fucking faggot didn’t like me much. He loved my moms enough to bust a nut and

then he shake Junt.

Another characteristic that Tyler explores is the animalistic nature of human beings. Humans, in relation

to animals, are here to reproduce and survive. To supress our sexual desires, murderous intentions, and

temptations is one way that society has molded people to live peacefully and respectfully. When it comes to

Tyler’s music, he doesn’t suppress any thoughts. Women are viewed as sexual objects and rape and murder

comes instinctively.

Tyler is a great example of hedonism because both share the viewpoint that pleasure is the only intrinsic

good. Also, he can be related to Epicurus, who was an atomic materialist. Epicurus’ materialism has led

him to a general stance against superstition and divine int ervention. In relation to Epicurus, Tyler is an

Atheist and has included many insults against religion in his music.

side note

The man on the cover of Goblin is Buffalo Bill. A description from Wikipedia states this as his philosophy:

As a frontier scout, he respected Native Americans and supported their rights. He employed many more na-

tives than Sitting Bull, as he thought his show offered them good pay for a better life. He called t hem “the

former foe, present friend, the American”, and once said, “Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known

has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.”

Buffalo Bill also supported the rights of women. He said, “What we want to do is give women even more

liberty than they have. Let them do any kind of work they see t, and if they do it as well as men, give them

the same pay.”

album (alternative cover)

goblin deluxe edition (2011)

album

goblin (2009)

song

track 09. assmilk (feat. hodgy beats)

lyrics excerpt

Your whole gang will be diminished, Bunch got the

Brady’s in it. Spit sick shit like my saliva got the

rabies in it. Fuck rap, I’ll be a landlord so I can

rape a tenants daughter. Leave my house with a

new stomach, and a baby in it.

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album

revolutionary: volume 01 (2001)

song

dance with the devil (feat. diabolic)

sample

henry mancini — love story

lyrics excerpt

Right before he pulled the trigger, and ended her life, he thought about the cocaine with the platinum

and ice, and he felt strong standing along with his new brothers. Cocked the gat to her head, and pulled

back the shirt cover, but what he saw made him start to cringe and stutter, ‘cause he was starring into

the eyes of his own mother. She looked back at him and cried, cause he had forsaken her. She cried more

painfully, than when they were raping her. His whole world stopped, he couldn’t even contemplate, his

corruption had successfully changed his fate. And he remembered how his mom used to come home late,

working hard for nothing, cause now what was he worth. He turned away from the woman that had

once given him birth, and crying out to the sky cause he was lonely and scared. But only the devil respond-

ed, cause god wasn’t there. And right then he knew what it was to be empty and cold, and so he jumped

off the roof and died with no soul. They say death takes you to a better place but I doubt it, after that they

killed his mother, and never spoke about it.

And listen cause the story that I’m telling is true, ‘cause I was there with Billy Jacobs and I raped his

mom too. And now the devil follows me everywhere that I go. In fact I’m sure he’s standing among one of you at my shows. And every street cypher listening to littl e thugs ow, he could be standing right next

to you, and you wouldn’t know. The devil grows inside the hearts of the selsh and wicked. White, brown,

yellow and black colored is not restricted. You have a self destructive destiny when your inicted, and

you’ll be one of gods children and f ell from the top. There’s no diversity because we’re burning in the melt-

ing pot, so when the devil wants to dance with you, you better say never ... because the dance with t he

devil might last you forever

analysis

A coworker of mine had once brought up an interesting point about poverty. Her belief was that poverty

can be viewed as a state of mind, as some people i n poverty stricken areas has a limited point of vi ew on

life. Rather than saving up and striving for a better quality of life, some people would spend money on

materialistic things and constantly stay at the same level. They are always surrounded by struggle, despair,

and violence and in turn, that lifestyle becomes their playground.

In some aspects, I have to agree with this. Violence and credibility is often sought after in some less fortu-

nate areas and this could lead some people astray. In relation to this song, Billy Jacobs gloried a violent

lifestyle. Whether it was the community around him that inuenced his thoughts or the lack of aspiration

towards a better life, he was constantly at the same level as his peers. This lead Billy to behave violently

and the outcome of his actions eventually lead to his suicide.

side note

From Wikipedia: Most of his lyrics focus on controversial issues in global politics. The views expressedin his lyrics are largely commentary on issues such as class st ruggle, poverty, religion, government and

institutional racism.

composer

henry mancini

album

revolutionary: volume 02 (2003)

album

the 3rd world (2008)

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murder of kitty genovese

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The events of Ms. Genovese are subject to dispute. Certain accounts suggest that Ms. Genovese’s cries for help were heard and ignored by numerous residents at the apartment. Other ac-

counts, as detailed below, suggest that residents did not hear her pleas and/or did provide assistance. What exactly happened is unknown.

Genovese had driven home from her job working as a bar manager early in the morning of March 13, 1964. Arriving home at about 3:15 a.m. she parked in the Long Island Rail Road parking

lot about 100 feet (30 m) from her apartment’s door, located in an alley way at the rear of the building. As she walked towards the building she was approached by Winston Moseley. Fright-

ened, Genovese began to run across the parking lot and towards the front of her building located on Austin Street trying to make it up to the corner towards the major thoroughfare of Lefferts

Boulevard. However, Moseley, who ran after her, quickly overtook her and stabbed her twice in the back. Genovese screamed, “Oh my God, he stabbed me! Help me!” Her cry was heard byseveral neighbors but, on a cold night with the windows closed, only a few of them recognized the sound as a cry for help. When Robert Mozer, one of the neighbors, shouted at the attacker,

“Let that girl alone!” Moseley ran away and Genovese slowly made her way toward the rear entrance of her apartment building. She was seriously injured, but now out of view of those few

who may have had reason to believe she was in need of help.

Records of the earliest calls to police are unclear and were certainly not given a high priority by the police. One witness said his father called police after the initial attack and reported that a

woman was “beat up, but got up and was staggering around.”

Other witnesses observed Moseley enter his car and drove away only to return ten minutes later. In his car, he changed to a wide-brimmed hat to shadow his face. He systematically searched

the parking lot, train station, and an apartment complex. Eventually, he found Genovese who was lying, barely conscious, in a hallway at the back of the building where a locked doorway

had prevented her from entering the building. Out of view of the street and of those who may have heard or seen any sign of the original attack, he proceeded to further attack her, stabbing

her several more times. Knife wounds in her hands suggested that she attempted to defend herself from him. While she lay dying, he raped her. He stole about $49 from her and left her in the

hallway. The attacks spanned approximately half an hour.

Afew minutes after the nal attack a witness, Karl Ross, called the police. Police arrived within minutes of Ross’call. Genovese was taken away by ambulance at 4:15 am and died en route

to the hospital. Later investigation by police and prosecutors revealed that approximately a dozen (but almost certainly not the 38 cited in the Times article) individuals nearby had heard or

observed portions of the attack, though none saw or were aware of t he entire incident. Only one witness, Joseph Fink, was aware she was stabbed in the rst attack, and only Karl Ross was

aware of it in the second attack. Many were entirely unaware that an assault or homicide was in progress; some thought that what they saw or heard was a lovers’ quarrel or a drunken brawl

or a group of friends leaving the bar when Moseley rst approached Genovese

Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/murder_of_kitty_genovese

wang yue2 year old that was run over by a truck

and ignored by at least 18 people. she died

on october 21, 2011 due to brain failure

and organ deterioration.

candlelight vigil

on october 22nd, 2011, university students

in china’s hunan provance held a candle-

light vigil in remembrance of wang yue.

other bystander effect cases

sergio casian aguilar

Wang, who was two years old, wandered away from her home in Foshan while her mother was quickly

collecting laundry during a thunderstorm, and walked into a narrow, busy market street. Closed-circuit

television cameras captured the child in the street as a van ran over her with its front wheels. The van driver

paused, but did not get out. After a moment, he drove on, his rear wheels then also crushing Wang’s body.

At least 18 people subsequently walked past and failed to assist her, some pausing to stare before moving

on. A large truck also ran over her without stopping. She was eventually helped by a female rubbish scav-

enger, Chen Xianmei. Wang’s parents Wang Chichang and Qu Feifei chose not to blame anyone besides

themselves for their daughter’s death. Qu said “Granny Chen represents the best of human nature, it’s the

nicest and most natural side of us.” The drivers of both vehicles were detained by police in the days after

the incident.

Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/death_of_wang_yue

bystander effect/genovese syndromeis a social psychological phenomenon that

refers to cases where individuals do not

offer any means of help in an emergency

situation to the victim when other people

are present.

chen xianmeichen xianmai is the one that came to wang

yue’s aid. she is a rubbish scavenger (sorry

for the poor description) and is now coming

under criticism for her aid. some are call-

ing her help a cry for attention, but others

are praising her for good intentions.

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