Lesson Two: The Unity of Means and Ends

 

Topic: No matter how noble an aim, the means by which we try to achieve it should be noble as well. We cannot look for shortcuts.

 

Presentation:

  • Identifying principles of action

  • Personal sense of integrity: the harmony of words, thoughts and action

  • Prioritizing our values in order to uphold and not sacrifice the most important ones

  • The Golden Rule

 

Materials Used:

 1.  Malala Yousafzai’s interview video

 2. Excerpts from a conversation with Mahatma Gandhi on the use of brute force and the interdependence of means and ends.

 3.  Means to an End Scenarios