After Dinner Conversation: Philosophy

Discussion Questions

1. How much is Sharon to blame for being unaware her son was a should she have known to make months earlier?2. How much is Ethan to blame for his addictions, his desires for violence, and his choices in general?3. Did Sharon do the right thing by killing her son to save others? If not, what action should she have taken?4. What people did Sharon think she owed a duty to, and in what order of priority? What should the order of priority have been?5. After killing her son, did Sharon have a moral duty to turn herself in for having committed a crime, or was she allowed to act in support of her own self-preservation by lying to police?

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