The infamous JoJo thought experiment - Michael Vazquez and Sarah Stroud

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Puzzle through this classic ethical dilemma and decide: does your upbringing affect your moral responsibility for your actions? -- Jo the First is a ruthless dictator who rules with an iron fist. To most onlookers, his rule appears cruel and unjust. But for his beloved son JoJo, this life is all he’s ever known and he grows up to inherit his father’s role and style of rule. Given JoJo’s unusual upbringing, does he bear full moral responsibility for his actions? Michael Vazquez and Sarah Stroud dig into this ethical dilemma. Lesson by Michael Vazquez and Sarah Stroud, directed by Skirmanta Jakaitė, Art Shot. This video was produced in collaboration with the Parr Center for Ethics, housed within the renowned Philosophy Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Parr Center is committed to integrating abstract work in ethical theory with the informed discussion of practical ethical issues, and prides itself on the development of innovative and inclusive approac

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