How Societies Turn Evil | The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas

Ethical dilemmas are one of the most interesting aspects of philosophy. And perhaps the most disturbing example exemplifies how societies might turn evil. This is Ursula K Le Guin's The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas, and I hope to uncover a deeper layer to the story than we often give it credit for, and show why this is one of the most difficult moral dilemmas in history.

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00:00 The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
01:55 The Ones Who Yearn For Utopia
08:29 The Ones Who Make Moral Choices
15:28 The Ones Who Legislate Values
21:51 The Ones Who Carry Our Sins