Is It Better to Suffer Injustice?
Spectrum Street Epistemology
At Williams College, Warren Smith and Keith McPartland, Associate Professor of Philosophy, joined me to tackle Socrates’ bold claim: It’s better to suffer injustice than to commit it. What followed was a wild ride through moral dilemmas—torture, geniuses vs. the intellectually disabled, and the gap between what we should do vs. what we would do in society.
The conversation eventually led us to the concept of moral worth—where does it come from, and is luck involved? We unpacked how external circumstances and personal choices shape our moral standing, and what that really means.
What do you think? Drop a comment and join the conversation.
Short answer is yes. If you commit injustice you lose your moral integrity
My general view is that it's probably better for you to be on the receiving end. However, morally speaking it's possible that the person doing it believes it's a good thing and makes them moral. If you are doing things for the right reasons, you might be better off committing terrible acts.