rolanni: (agatha&clank)
rolanni ([personal profile] rolanni) wrote2011-02-08 08:23 am

Honor's Paradox

If you honorably serve a dishonored master, is your personal honor unsullied?

Discuss, with examples.


ETA: Lotsa people ducking the question here. Interesting.

Depends on whether you knew the circumstances of the dishonor.

(Anonymous) 2011-02-09 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
All these comments are great but they didn't go where my mind went - Bernie Madoff and his family & partners.

Was Madoff dishonored? You betcha.
What about his wife, sons, partners, etc? Didn't one of the sons blow the whistle when he heard of the dishonor? I would argue it depends on knowledge of the crime.

My 2 cents
Lauretta@ConstellationBooks
PS I like Bujod's work a lot but I sometimes think she gives away her Christian background. Not that that's bad, it's just kinda obvious to me. Then again, I find Ken McLeod's work to be very Scottish-socialist. Maybe that's just me.