Lenn Goodman Case

In every culture there are ethical events that are performed on a routine basis in which we must determine if it is acceptable or not. These events test our moral and ethical perspectives of what is right or wrong. From Lenn E Goodman "Some Moral Minima" article, she identifies several characteristics dealing with morality and relativisms as she express her opinion on how certain events are completely unjustifiable. In my paper I will explore her thoughts concerning Genocide, Famine and Germ Warfare, Terrorism, Hostages and Child Warriors, Slavery, Polygamy, and Incest, Rape and Clitoridectomy. I also will be presenting my morally thoughts on of agreement or disagreement on Lenn Goodman ideas on relativism.

In Lenn Goodman article she identifies that genocide targets individuals as members of a group, seeking to destroy a race, a culture, a linguistic or ethnic identity. If you look back in the history of Genocide there been several situations that genocide was conducted; The Nazis on the Jews, Rwandan Genocide, Saddam Hussein on the Kurds. Goodman also states " racial prejudice, or any invidiousness that ritualizes exclusion, marks a victim category, singles out a type by sex or color, language is wrong and unfair (citation needed). Goodman suggests that political use of famine is also associated with genocide and was use in Stalin perpetrated against Ukraine. The threat of germ warfare being use against the United States is a real aspect of war. The nation enemies who maintain this type of weapon will use this weapon to defeat enemies in large numbers. Goodman view germ warfare as sharing the same shame as famine, because the target is humanity at large.

Lenn Goodman delivers great argument in her article about genocide, famine and germ warfare. I have to agree with her point of view that genocide would be better if it were considered universally immoral because all living being make claims to life and murder is wrong if you destroy a human subject (citation needed). Goodman also goes on to support her argument by stating" Escalating violence strips away moral barriers and block the view of the face" (citation needed). In my words she is stating that the more the violence there is the more your moral judgment of what is right or wrong is removed and you want see that person as who there are. Her other argument provides that warfare is not always wrong, which I agree with her on this point of view. It may be necessary to protect your race, culture or ethnic identity by war methods. I do agree with her argument when she states that "along with genocide comes the political use of famine (citation needed). My main reason of agreeing with her is once a person genocide a race, culture or ethnic identity they are going to use a political stand to justify their actions.

Goodman addresses her concerns about Terrorism, Hostages and Child Warriors in the second part of her article. Reflecting from