The Moral Logic of Survivor's Guilt

According to "Moral Logic...," which of the following is the best definition of survivor guilt? 

• feeling bad about living through a disaster or war when others did not
• feeling responsible for a crime one committed
• felling others blame for a crime committed by a friend
• feeling regret for a comrade's death

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In "Moral Logic..." which two kinds of guilt does the author contrast?

• rational and objective
• subjective and irrational guilt
• subjective and objective
• rational and survivor 

Which idea best helps explain survivor guilt?

• Acting morally means doing good, not just avoiding wrong.
• Moral character is expressed in feelings, not just actions. 
• It is possible to make up for a crime, healing the past. 
• It is wrong to feel regret for the bad outcome of an accident. 

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following may be an important cause of survivor guilt? 

• soldier's feelings of attachment to each other
• soldiers' strong feelings of regret for accidents
• soldiers efforts to contact the family of a comrade
• soldiers' duties to self

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Which of the following most clearly illustrates the meaning of burden? 

• Tim carried a great weight of sorrow. 
• Kimbra comforted the soldier's mother. 
• Alexa knew a good deal about eithics. 
• Malik knew how to play a sad song. 

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CCSS.L.3.1C

Which of the following is the best definition of culpability? 

• innocence; freedom from guilt
• obligation; something that is carried with difficulty
• blameworthiness; guilt or blame that is deserved
• understanding; ability to identify with the feelings or thoughts of others

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CCSS.L.3.1C

If a captain's conscience bothers her after a sailor's death, what is she most clearly feeling? Base your choice on the meaning of conscience. 

• fear
• grief
• guilt
• anger

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CCSS.L.3.1C

Which type of evidence does the author use to support her reasoning? 

• the ideas of famous philosophers
• quotes from military 
• scientific studies of survivors
• articles written about veterans

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Though Aristotle doesn't himself talk about guilt, it is the emotion that best expresses that conflict- the desire or obligation to help frustrated by the inability, through no fault of one's own, to do so.  To not feel the guilt is to be numb to those pulls. 

• Survivor guilt expresses a deep frustration about ethics. 
• Survivor guilt occurs when we cannot fulfill the desire to do good. 

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CCSS.L.3.1G

What Prior feels are feelings of guilt, and not simply regret that things didn't work out differently.  He feels the awful weight of self-indictment, the empathy with the victim and survivors, and the need to make moral repair.  If he didn't feel that, we would probably think less of him as a commander. 

• It is more reasonable to feel regret, rather than guilt, about events one does not control.
• Guilt demonstrates the eithical quality of leadership in a way that regret cannot. 
• Feelings of guilt can be awful and make being a commander difficult.
• The need to make moral repair is the same as a feeling of regret. 

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CCSS.L.1.1J

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CCSS.L.8.1C

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