THEO 1089 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Stanley Hauerwas, Christian Ethics, Counterargument
27 Apr 2018
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TASKS:
- Establish the counterargument and the argument in Hauerwas’s piece.
- Discuss the implications of his points about ID and suffering.
CLASS DISCUSSION:
Stanley Hauerwas (1940 - )
- Christian ethicist
- What position is Hauerwas arguing against?
Counterargument
- PWID are unwanted because they (and
their families) must suffer a lot.
- And suffering must be categorically
eliminated.
- We need to be more comfortable
“being with” rather than “doing for”:
does not erase the difference. Does not
reduce PWID down to ID.
H’s Argument
- (some) Suffering is inescapable -
because we have needs and we are
interdependent.
- BUT, not all suffering is
meaningful and is to be
embraced.
- Being vulnerable allows for a
certain amount of pain.
- PWID remind us that we are
interdependent and needy.
- Resentment?
- To a large extent, we are projecting
our views of suffering onto PWID, but
ironically this reinforces social stigma
and can add to suffering.
What is Hauerwas saying about eliminating suffering categorically?
- It’s not like cancer. You can't just fix it with medicine (only some cancers).
- The only way to eliminate it is when the individual dies.
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Document Summary
Establish the counterargument and the argument in hauerwas"s piece. Discuss the implications of his points about id and suffering. Pwid are unwanted because they (and (some) suffering is inescapable - their families) must suffer a lot. because we have needs and we are. And suffering must be categorically interdependent. eliminated. We need to be more comfortable meaningful and is to be. Being with rather than doing for : embraced. does not erase the difference. Being vulnerable allows for a reduce pwid down to id. certain amount of pain. Pwid remind us that we are interdependent and needy. To a large extent, we are projecting our views of suffering onto pwid, but ironically this reinforces social stigma and can add to suffering. You can"t just fix it with medicine (only some cancers). The only way to eliminate it is when the individual dies.
