Published 2020-10-22
How to Cite
Lagadyn, A. (2020). The Buccaneer’s Binnacle. Journal of Integrated Studies, 1(1). Retrieved from https://jis.athabascau.ca/index.php/jis/article/view/352
Abstract
Interdisciplinary FeaturesThis short story is about a boy's first experience with stealing something despite potentially serious consequences from his actions. He finds himself in a psychological wilderness; suddenly introduced to the disconnected and precarious nature of epoche: Socrates said that nobody knowingly commits an evil action: evil is turned into good in the mind. Here, the catalyst for the crime is a recognition of extraordinary economic value (in the mind of a 13 year old) that must be kept intact. He felt it was his moral duty, even an act of virtue to commit the theft; whether or not anyone would approve was not his concern.