6/03/2011
TOK
Does the end justify the Means?
Nearly every person in the world has goals. All of these people want to accomplish these goals. But some people believe that it is okay to do things that would be frowned upon in order to accomplish their goal. This type of situation makes people question if the methods used in order to accomplish a goal is worth the outcome. So, do the ends justify the means? No matter the situation, the actions taken in order to accomplish a goal are not excused.
Certain actions such as cheating may provide the person with a higher score but it is also an action of deceit since it prevents the person from truly earning a grade which represents their knowledge. One of the instances when this could be an issue is when people cheat on an exam. The person would cheat in order to receive a good grade but the fact is that they cheated and essentially lied about the knowledge that they have in order to receive a higher grade/score on the exam. This grade may help them but the grade is nothing but a lie. In the short run the person may have a better grade in a class, but in the future the person will not know anything that they were supposed to learn.