Ethical Worldviews

Why should the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few? What supreme debt does a given individual owe to the rest of humanity -- if any at all? As a species, humans have established a somewhat unusual innate sense of moral _________. Although said *beliefs* undergo mild fluctuations based on geographical location and political or religious upbringings, modern civilization appears to have developed a relatively unanimous _____ of ethical standards

towards their race -- a set of moral obligations formed around the societal dependence

With exceptions of course,

When put in

Their worldviews are moulded to reflect the *world* they are raised in.

When the concept of *ethical approach* is dismissed, the ideal conclusion in the *case* of Atwood’s dilemma, is evidently for the protagonist to
In terms of rationale, a definitively superior option is present, yet, nevertheless, readers’ opinions are far from consistent, *but why*? The answer is quite simple: within the comfort that is modern-day society, every life is to be considered of equal value -- by decree of law, all humans, regardless of any previous actions, positive or negative, are to be treated

What most ____ do not take into account, however, is that the famine scenario in “Bread” takes place in far differing circumstances to those of peaceful societal living.

Niccolo Machiavelli’s “The Prince” (originally “De Principatibus” or “About Principalities”)

From a logical point of view,

In the short story “Bread”, M. Atwood presents a handful of *morally taxing* situations designed to cause a stir within the

Humankind does not possess a set ___ of ideals -- no *person* is born with an unadulterable mindset with pure intentions

invoke reflection

The premises of

Once societal expectations and laws are out of the equation, freedom of choice presents itself -- the ideals of others are *unimportant*, all that *matters*