Professional Responsibility (52)
Find narratives by ethical themes or by technologies.
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- 7 min
- Kinolab
- 2016
Eleanor Shellstrop, a deceased selfish woman, ended up in the utopic afterlife The Good Place by mistake after her death. She spins an elaborate web of lies to ensure that she is not sent to be tortured in The Bad Place. In this narrative, her friend and ethics teacher, Chidi, teaches her about the ethical concepts of utilitarianism, or providing for as much net good impact as possible, and contractualism, or reciprocally upholding promises. For more overall context on the plotting of the series, see the Wikipedia page for Season One: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Place_(season_1).
- Kinolab
- 2016
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- 7 min
- Kinolab
- 2016
Utilitarianism and Contractualism
Eleanor Shellstrop, a deceased selfish woman, ended up in the utopic afterlife The Good Place by mistake after her death. She spins an elaborate web of lies to ensure that she is not sent to be tortured in The Bad Place. In this narrative, her friend and ethics teacher, Chidi, teaches her about the ethical concepts of utilitarianism, or providing for as much net good impact as possible, and contractualism, or reciprocally upholding promises. For more overall context on the plotting of the series, see the Wikipedia page for Season One: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Place_(season_1).
How can and should technology companies uphold the principles of utilitarianism and contractualism in the creation of new technologies and their overall interactions with society? Do technology companies have enough positive impacts to compensate for their negative impacts? What do technology companies owe to society at large, in terms of advancement and social justice? Should technology and social media companies focus solely on “having fun,” or do they have a responsibility to engage in more social entrepreneurship and equity goals?
The Good Place: Utilitarianism-
- 3 min
- Kinolab
- 2016
Eleanor Shellstrop, a deceased selfish woman, ended up in the utopic afterlife The Good Place by mistake after her death. She spins an elaborate web of lies to ensure that she is not sent to be tortured in The Bad Place. In this narrative, her friend and ethics teacher, Chidi, teaches her about the ethical concept of moral character, in which a person controls the good actions that ultimately make them a good person. He implores Eleanor to practice this in building a friendship with Tahani, a pretentious neighbor who Eleanor takes for fake and shallow.
- Kinolab
- 2016
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- 3 min
- Kinolab
- 2016
Moral Character, Genuineness, and Appearances
Eleanor Shellstrop, a deceased selfish woman, ended up in the utopic afterlife The Good Place by mistake after her death. She spins an elaborate web of lies to ensure that she is not sent to be tortured in The Bad Place. In this narrative, her friend and ethics teacher, Chidi, teaches her about the ethical concept of moral character, in which a person controls the good actions that ultimately make them a good person. He implores Eleanor to practice this in building a friendship with Tahani, a pretentious neighbor who Eleanor takes for fake and shallow.
Does moral virtue stem from your actions or your intentions? How do the main intentions behind certain digital technologies, for example social networks, compare and contrast with their actions and impacts? How do digital communication channels encourage a certain level of falseness or shallowness? Do digital technologies make it easier to do good in the world?
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- 9 min
- Kinolab
- 2016
Eleanor Shellstrop, a deceased selfish woman, ended up in the utopic afterlife The Good Place by mistake after her death. She spins an elaborate web of lies to ensure that she is not sent to be tortured in The Bad Place. In this narrative, the demons of the Bad Place try to wrest Eleanor’s soul away from the Good Place by convincing her that this is where she truly belongs. This resonates with Eleanor, who was always a lone wolf and never found a community of people who she liked. Ultimately, though, she fights to stay in the Good Place because of the fondness she has for the community of people who she knows there.
- Kinolab
- 2016
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- 9 min
- Kinolab
- 2016
Community and Belonging
Eleanor Shellstrop, a deceased selfish woman, ended up in the utopic afterlife The Good Place by mistake after her death. She spins an elaborate web of lies to ensure that she is not sent to be tortured in The Bad Place. In this narrative, the demons of the Bad Place try to wrest Eleanor’s soul away from the Good Place by convincing her that this is where she truly belongs. This resonates with Eleanor, who was always a lone wolf and never found a community of people who she liked. Ultimately, though, she fights to stay in the Good Place because of the fondness she has for the community of people who she knows there.
Can our desire to be better outweigh our past actions? How do digital technologies help people find communities where they feel they belong? Does the intention to improve as a person matter just as much as actually improving as a person?
