Dying Wishes
...ny, and Aubrey Beardsley, who wrote Lysistrata, also made the same decisions on their death bed. This case raises two issues: should any or all their dying wishes be honored and do we need additional information to answer the question? For the first issue, my position is “yes” you should honor the artists’ wish made on their death bed for their writings to be destroyed. I feel that the dying artist is placing a great deal of trust in you, expecting that their wishes be done, regardless of their reasons. For the second issues, my position is “no” additional informational should be needed if the death wish does not harm anyone. I do not see why their wishes should not be honored. To further defend my way of thinking here are couple examples behind my logic. For example, Drew just found out he is dying. He also just signed a contract to sell several of his paintings. Drew does not think he will be around to enjoy profits from this sale. Drew has asked his lawyer to put the money from the sales of the paintings into a trust fund for his son Chris until he becomes of age. Now the lawyer must honor Drew’s last request. If for no other reason, the (lawyer) is bound by lawyer/client privileges. The wish that Drew is requesting is not hurting any one; in fact, he is securing his son’s future financially. My position is that Drew’s dying wish should be fulfilled, and positively, there is a good reason for the dying wish/request. The dying wish of a person should be fulfilled, because usually there is a good reason for the request. Another example, Ron has written a letter to his publicist canceling his contract. Since writing the letter Ron was informed that he was dying and does not have long to live. Now he has realized that the letter is no longer valid. He asks his publicist’s assistant to intercept the letter for him and destroy it. When considering the second question: is additional information need to answer the question. My position is unequivalence “no”. The artists in...