Tania Caldwell  

URB 200  

September 23, 2021 

                                                                     

In the article “How Coronavirus is shaking up the moral universe,” John Authors talks about the different views of people with the situation of the lockdown in the earlies month of the pandemic. Auther explains how the human’s different social behavior as a reaction to these lockdowns could take different theories. It could be a violation of human rights, for others, an individual sacrifice for others. Authors connected the different strategies of government around the world and connected with different philosophies that could explain the behavior and reaction of humans to this lack downs. In other words, the sacrifice of the lack down, the mandated vaccine, or mask could make sense of the sacrifices of others as a community, but it may be an individual sacrifice for others. Auther gives the example of a young lady who did not care about getting Covid, connecting which everybody could choose what they think could be fair in society (Auther,2020). In his article, the author mentions a few philosophies that can explain the different behaviors of humans during this pandemic. First, he brought the philosophy of Rawlsian, a theory of justice, that argued how inequality could be justified; for example, if there is a lack down, many people could be out of their jobs. However, few are going to be outside working such as farmers, delivery. The sacrifice for people stays in the house, and the most vulnerable workers could be outside working to sacrifice their health. There is a justification for workers staying out, risking themself to bring food for those who can afford to stay at home during this period.  

In the reading “The Children and a Flute,” the idea of Justice, Amartya brings the example of how social behavior could lead before different philosophies. In her example, one child claimed that because she is the only one who played flute, it belongs to her; the second child claimed that he deserved the flute because he is too poor. The third child claimed that she had worked hard to the flute; it should be given (Amartya, 2011). These three examples show how society could react, what should be fair for one or not, and organize what justice could be. In other words, the three kids who claimed which one should deserve a flute that they claimed they deserved. All three children can support different thinkers of what should be fair or not, such as egalitarian, libertarian, and utilitarian. Similar to the Covid situation, what the lock what the community justices represent, what might be for one the liberty to get out, for others might be to work as a community such as communitarians, or we all should sacrifice few for others when it comes about justices.   

                                            

REFERENCES  

Auther, John (2020, March 20) How Coronavirus is shaking up the moral universe – The Economic Times. 

Sen, Amartya (2011) “Three Children and a Flute” The Idea of Justice