What i'm going to talk about kind of relates to the anime Death Note, so one that hasn't seen it can find out about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note
For anyone that is currently watching it and hasn't finished, no worries, no spoilers here. However for the people that hate anime and what nothing to do with this thread, please re frame yourselves from spamming this topic.
And heres a little plot summary:
My question is Can and Should you be Absolute Justice? I just finished the Death Note series, definitely one of the best animes i have watched thus far. I would really like to suggest it to my Philosophy teacher for his unit on morality and the death sentence for one of his other classes. However hes not doing this lecture or subject with my class, were still discussing absolute truth and stuff. Yet i think he would enjoy watching this.
On the topic at hand, watching Kira preform all those executions got me thinking, was his justice the correct justice. Would anyone else with a sense of justice do the same thing if they had such a power? And is it moral to be the judge and executioner of a person?
Any real insights?
For anyone that is currently watching it and hasn't finished, no worries, no spoilers here. However for the people that hate anime and what nothing to do with this thread, please re frame yourselves from spamming this topic.
And heres a little plot summary:
is an extremely intelligent young man who resents the crime and corruption in the world. His life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers a mysterious notebook, known as the "Death Note", lying on the ground in the year 2003. The Death Note's instructions claim that if a human's name is written within it that person shall die. Light is initially skeptical of the Death Note's authenticity, believing it is just a prank. However, after experimenting with it and killing two criminals, Light is forced to admit that the Death Note is real. After meeting with the previous owner of the Death Note, a shinigami named Ryuk, Light seeks to become "the God of the new world" by passing his judgment on criminals.
Soon, the number of inexplicable deaths of reported criminals catches the attention of the International Police Organization and a mysterious detective known only as "L". L quickly learns that the serial killer, dubbed by the public as "Kira" (derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the word "Killer"), is located in Japan. L also concludes that Kira can kill people without laying a finger on them. Light realizes that L will be his greatest nemesis, and a game of psychological cat and mouse between the two begins.
Soon, the number of inexplicable deaths of reported criminals catches the attention of the International Police Organization and a mysterious detective known only as "L". L quickly learns that the serial killer, dubbed by the public as "Kira" (derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the word "Killer"), is located in Japan. L also concludes that Kira can kill people without laying a finger on them. Light realizes that L will be his greatest nemesis, and a game of psychological cat and mouse between the two begins.
On the topic at hand, watching Kira preform all those executions got me thinking, was his justice the correct justice. Would anyone else with a sense of justice do the same thing if they had such a power? And is it moral to be the judge and executioner of a person?
Any real insights?
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