Ethical Question (minor)

[LMNO]

If I choose to do something voluntary (that is, not vital to my existence) that makes a person I care about feel guilty and bad about themselves, how much responsibility do I have in causing their hurt feelings?

Also, what is the appropriate next action to be taken?

[Chairman Risus]

It depends on the context.

[Cain]

The answer can be found somewhere in here.

[LMNO]

It depends on the context.

No context for you.

The answer can be found somewhere in here.

That should be easy enough.  Thanks!

[hooplala]

Without more information its hard to say.

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

If I choose to do something voluntary (that is, not vital to my existence) that makes a person I care about feel guilty and bad about themselves, how much responsibility do I have in causing their hurt feelings?

Also, what is the appropriate next action to be taken?

Well, if the feelings were hurt 'because' of your actions... then you are responsible for taking the voluntary action and thus responsible for the identified 'cause' of the hurt feelings. However, you seem like a nice person who doesn't go around pissing on people... so I'd have to wonder if the hurt feelings were solely caused by your action or if there are a number of causes which taken together led to the bad feelings.

If you voluntarily betrayed someones trust, that's pretty much all on you. If your action did not intentionally betray someone, then there is surely more causal factors involved.

In straight talk: You're always responsible for your actions. You may or may not be responsible for their reactions, depending on the context of the situation.

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

If I choose to do something voluntary (that is, not vital to my existence) that makes a person I care about feel guilty and bad about themselves, how much responsibility do I have in causing their hurt feelings?

Also, what is the appropriate next action to be taken?

This is impossible to properly answer without knowing the actual situation. I would say that if it's guilt they're feeling, it implies that they did something they would consider wrong, which would absolve you (to some extent) of your responsibility for what they're feeling. Then again, because you know what they are feeling and that your actions will affect these feelings you do bear some responsibility. It depends heavily on the circumstances.

I would say the appropriate action would be to discuss it candidly the person you care about.

[Cain]

Fuck that, Kant'll tell you if you were justified or not, and based on REASON.

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

Utilitarianism FTW.

[Jasper]

Right now I'm in a simplistic mood, so I'm going to just say that if your actions directly make someone unhappy it is not ethically sound.

[Dimocritus]

Utilitarianism FTW.

Utilitarianism is shite.

[BADGE OF HONOR]

I would say just do it, in my experience actions taken or not taken in order to preserve someone's feelings are often less than beneficial.

[LMNO]

Right now I'm in a simplistic mood, so I'm going to just say that if your actions directly make someone unhappy it is not ethically sound.

I would say just do it, in my experience actions taken or not taken in order to preserve someone's feelings are often less than beneficial.

These are the two main points I'm vaccilating between.

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

Utilitarianism FTW.

Utilitarianism is shite.

Your mom is shite.

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

I would say just do it, in my experience actions taken or not taken in order to preserve someone's feelings are often less than beneficial.

I agree with Badge. The only caveat I can think of is if you have some special relationship with the person and the actions would be directly in violation of that ie. cheating in a agreed monogamous relationship.

Self-sacrifice is for the people that follow dying gods.