Those of us in medical practice often come across such situations, either in making a diagnostic or therapeutic decision. Then with equally convincing arguments the governments will say the time has now come to lift the blockade, we have controlled the contagion, we have won. A young student, Euthalos, requested to apprentice under him, but was unable to pay the fees. What will our political masters do. One question often posed to philosophers, and indeed one circulating on online fora somewhat too often, is the relevance of philosophy today. They don't take no for an answer. A similar incident was reported days later from central Uttar Pradesh, with the only difference being that the victim was shot and not lynched. In this article, I want to show that relevance by looking at something deeply entrenched in American politics today – the election (and possible re-election) of Donald Trump as the president of the United States. There will be an economic crisis of the proportions that world has never seen before. I will leave this paradox for another time. Some suggest do nothing nature will take over in a few months and all will be well, they quote historical data to justify there recommendations, on whose inputs should we base our disaster management strategy.Then come the economists with there doomsday predictions. So, screw it, lets go with total lockdown if that’s what the people want. It is truly an infodemic, which means an excessive amount of information concerning a problem such that the solution is made more difficult within a pandemic. Unfortunately, the costs in either case will be huge, both lives and money! One group recommends ‘total lockdown’ to break the transmission chain, based on evidence from China, they managed to control the spread of the virus by ruthless lock down and 3 months later they are showing that disease is controlled in Wuhan. So, break this lockdown nonsense and let’s get back to work as usual. Then they will decide what course of action will ensure their survival, what will get them people’s votes and they will run with that. If Euathlus won the case, Protagoras would still be paid according to the original contract, because Euathlus would have won his first case. Boris in UK had to abandon the recommendations of the medical community about graded response, because the people’s perception became that our government is not doing enough to protect us citizens. On whose inputs should we base our disaster management strategy. It is said that the famous lawyer and scholar Protagoras took on a pupil, Euathlus, for not paying his fees. ENQUIRY WhatsApp +234-813-640-8000 The horns of dilemma are tearing him apart. Projected figures of the death toll due to the Novel Coronavirus, right from Harvard to Imperial College, are based on complex calculations beyond the grasp of most of us. Those of us in medical practice often come across such situations, either in making a diagnostic or therapeutic decision. While Protagoras, like those who followed him, charged exorbitant fees for his services, a story is told of how the great Sophist was once outsmarted by one of his pupils and this tale has come to be known as Protagoras’s Paradox. The horns of dilemma are tearing him apart. International
Often the physician himself has an internal struggle to make a decision about the most appropriate course of action, Protagoras & Euthalos are arguing in his mind, to do this or to do that, the horns of dilemma are tearing him apart.But what prompted this essay was a tweet by Donald Trump, “hope the cure is not worse than the disease”. And we get used to contradictions as a part, as we live our lives. While the value of a human life can never be compared or quantified with economic cost, there is enough evidence to suggest a direct qualitative and quantitative relationship of economic wellbeing with life.Leave aside health and economic issues, the virus has played havoc on our social fabric. International
When the training was complete and a few years had elapsed without the student paying up, the teacher decided to sue the student in the court of law.The teacher thought to himself: If I win the case, as per the law, the student will have to pay me, as the case is about non-payment of dues. Then come the economists with their doomsday predictions. i will tell the meaning of the word paradox and also the give a example. Political Gists