Hypothetical situation: You race into a burning building to find: 1) the last copy (there are no photos, reproductions or digital copies left) of the Mona Lisa (or another great work of art you like better) and 2) an unconscious man. You can only rescue one. Which one do you rescue and why?
I would rescue the unconscious man because i value a human life more then a a copy of a painting. Think of it like this a painting could always be redone somehow a human life cannot. BUT what if the unconscious man was the man that made the painting? then he could make another so if u were to save the painting then the man would die,
ReplyDeleteI would most likely rescure the man. As much as I appreciate the artwork, I don't think I would be able to turn my back on an unconscious man that's inside a burning building - I would feel guilty for essentially killing him.
ReplyDeleteI would pretend I saw nothing and focus on saving myself / whatever reason I raced in the building in the first place. I see no point in putting myself in such moral dilemma.
ReplyDeleteIf I have to pick for whatever reason. I will pick whatever is easier to carry out.
This great work of art has left it's legacy, and will be remembered so it doesn't matter to me if it burns. Sure, a human life is one in a billion but the guilt of not saving the life is not worth the piece of art at all.
ReplyDeleteThere is one Mona Lisa and there are more then a million men on earth. Past history cannot be re made or redone.
ReplyDeleteI would choose to rescue the man instead of a painting because I believe a human life is more prescious than a work of art. The work of art will be surely be missed but the man will be able to do much more with his life in our world than a painting.
ReplyDeleteIf I were ever in this situation I would save the unconcious mans life over the artwork because even if the painting is gone and cannot be replaced it would still be remembered by many The meaning nor the value of the painting would change. But a person only has one life and it wouldn't be right to ignore the unconcious man to save one of many great works of art.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I will save the unconscious man (careless who he is) for two reasons.
ReplyDelete1. I will feel guilty to not rescue the man while I have the ability to.
2. It is a people who creates the history not the object. What created the art history is not the art work, but the artist who created the work. Besides that, an artist does not produce only one painting in his/her life time. Despite of losing one of the famous artwork, it is not like the work of the artist is completely gone. Also, time is changing, so there is always something new replacing the old. After all, we have things from the past to only learn and to remember that they were once alive. With this, people would not forget them.
I'd save the man. The reason is because of the guilt I'd carry around for the rest of my life. Sure if I saved the mona lisa I'd get fame and money for a bit but that'll essentially die down. But I think this gives every single human being a reason to be someone they've probably wanted to become. A hero. If you save a human from a fire, you'd be a hero to them and everybody else. But if you saved a painting you'd be known as "the guy/girl who saved the painting". It may have its perks, but when did a canvas with brush strokes become more important than human life? Sure, mona lisa has been around forever and it's a great piece of work. I'm not saying you shouldn't appreciate such work of art. But if the painting were to burn, there will always be more artists making art just as good, it's not like the paint factory burned down.
ReplyDeleteI would have to save the unconcious man because, art does not make itself. Art is made by the creative minds of human beings. >__<
ReplyDeleteI would rescue the unconscious man because it only takes one life to change something in the world. Art can last for eternity and continue on for centuries, but man cant; they only have one life to live. Art in a way can be reconstructed even if it is not created the same way, art is still art in any way or form possible. Suppose you save the man and he becomes a great artist. Anything can be art in today's society. Even if the Mona Lisa is very significant to history and even to this day, you cannot take away art, but you can take away a man's life.
ReplyDeleteI really, really want to say the Mona Lisa. But, I know myself well enough that if I picked it, I would regret it for the rest of my life. So, by default I choose to save the man. Unless, of course the man was some serial rapist-killer, then I would leave him and save the artwork.
ReplyDeletehmmm , interesting situation to be put in as there needs to be a split second decision. My choice would be the 'unconscious man' for the reason that he may be a 'LeonardoDaVinci' or even better - an 'EichiroOda' - to reproduce that same artwork if not make something better. I wouldnt pick the artwork over the random bloke also because I know and have already seen it ,so should be vivid in my memory if it was that significant. On to significance something like the MonaLisa would make that an even easier decision ,not that its bad ,but not to my liking.
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Ultimately, it depends who the unconscious man is. If he is someone I love (ie: my dad/brother), than I would choose to save the man. But if I don't even know the unconscious man, then I would save the painting instead, because it's lighter and easier to carry out the burning building.
ReplyDeletePersonal Guilt would make me lean towards saving the unconscious man, but logically I would definetly save the artwork.
ReplyDeleteLike it not, everything has a value in the world, including humans. If it was someone I didn't know, in comparison to an artwork that has, and will impact thousands of people around the world. Its the matter of which is more important (depends on the art, and the person) what kind of impact they can have on the world, and my own personal bias. So the worth of the artwork outweighs the strangers life logically. But because of personal guilt I would likely save the man.
I would rescue the unconscious man because at the time it seems like the right thing to do. I would not consider the art because to me, the unconscious man has more value to the world than any artwork no matter how popular or well known it is. I value the human life more than the artwork because that unconscious man might be the next great influential artist to inspire the world with his atwork. Now we are faced with this dilemma, do I save this one painting?, or do I save the man who might create the next most influential piece of artwork the world has ever seen?
ReplyDeleteAs long as the destroyed peice of artwork still lives on in peoples' memories, then that is all that really matters. If that irreplaceable piece of artwork influenced someone or it provokes thought in one person, then that piece will live on forever.
I would protect the man because although the mona lisa does have a very important role to play in our society as an artwork, more art will be created.Once that persons life is striped from them, that is one less human on the planet that has the potential to change society or even create the next masterpiece.
ReplyDeleteI would probably choose to rescue the man. It's a person and I think the life of a person is more important than a painting. The Mona Lisa is a great work of art but it will still be remembered even when it is long gone.
ReplyDeleteI would definitely rescue the unconscious man because humans are more important than a painting .. humans are God's creation
ReplyDeletepainting is human's creation. save God's creation is the right choice , if we can only save one thing in that condition because man-made can be made again.
If guilt did not exist I would choose the painting because it is more unique than one simple man. Though the person's life is important, the history of the Mona Lisa can't be repeated. Also the painting can last longer than a human life, shouldn't you save something that last longer and is more memorable than a normal human? Also the Mona Lisa is worth a lot of money, so if I ever feel like I need to compensate the person's family I would just give them half the money after selling the painting.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest it depends on the person that is in the building. If it was someone I didn't know then I would save the painting because in my opinion the only copy of a famous painting is more important. But if the person is someone that is dear to me I would save the person because of they mean more to me than a painting.
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