Using an example from your life, explain how the characteristics of a healthy system according to systems theory can help you identify and change elements of that scenario to a healthier system.
Sample Solution
I have a friend who always eats unhealthy fast food for every meal. I can use systems theory to identify and change elements of this scenario to create a healthier system.
The first step would be to identify the components of the system, which in this case include my friend, the environment (like restaurants), and the relationships between them. It’s clear that my friend has established an unhealthy pattern of relying on fast food as their primary source of nutrition; however, by recognizing the interdependence among these factors, I can begin to break down how each component affects one another and how we can work together to make changes. For example, if we were to limit access to unhealthy options in our environment while providing alternatives such as healthy take-out meals or groceries with nutritional labels indicating beneficial ingredients, then it could potentially lead us towards creating a more balanced diet for our friend. Additionally
Sample Solution
I have a friend who always eats unhealthy fast food for every meal. I can use systems theory to identify and change elements of this scenario to create a healthier system.
The first step would be to identify the components of the system, which in this case include my friend, the environment (like restaurants), and the relationships between them. It’s clear that my friend has established an unhealthy pattern of relying on fast food as their primary source of nutrition; however, by recognizing the interdependence among these factors, I can begin to break down how each component affects one another and how we can work together to make changes. For example, if we were to limit access to unhealthy options in our environment while providing alternatives such as healthy take-out meals or groceries with nutritional labels indicating beneficial ingredients, then it could potentially lead us towards creating a more balanced diet for our friend. Additionally
combatants. Combatants are people who are involved directly or indirectly with the war and it is lawful to kill ‘to shelter the innocent from harm…punish evildoers (Begby et al (2006b), Page 290).However, as mentioned above civilian cannot be harmed, showing combatants as the only legitimate targets, another condition of jus in bello, as ‘we may not use the sword against those who have not harmed us (Begby et al (2006b), Page 314).’ In addition, Frowe suggested combatants must be identified as combatants, to avoid the presence of guerrilla warfare which can end up in a higher death count, for example, the Vietnam War. Moreover, he argued they must be part of the army, bear arms and apply to the rules of jus in bello. (Frowe (2011), Page 101-3). This suggests Frowe seeks a fair, just war between two participants avoiding non-combatant deaths, but wouldn’t this lead to higher death rate for combatants, as both sides have relatively equal chance to win since both use similar tactics? Nevertheless, arguably Frowe will argue that combatant can lawfully kill each other, showing this is just, which is also supported by Vittola, who states: ‘it is lawful to draw the sword and use it against malefactors (Begby et al (2006b), Page 309).’
In addition, Vittola expresses the extent of military tactics used, but never reaches a conclusion whether it’s lawful or not to proceed these actions, as he constantly found a middle ground, where it can be lawful to do such things but never always (Begby et al (2006b), Page 326-31). This is supported by Frowe, who measures the legitimate tactics according to proportionality and military necessity. It depends on the magnitude of how much damage done to one another, in order to judge the actions after a war. For example, one cannot simply nuke the terrorist groups throughout the middle-east, because it is not only proportional, it will damage the whole population, an unintended consequence. More importantly, the soldiers must have the right intention in what they are going to achieve, sacrificing the costs to their actions. For example: if soldiers want to execute all prisoners of war, they must do it for the right intention and for a just cause, proportional to the harm done to them. This is supported by Vittola: ‘not always lawful to execute all combatants…we must take account… scale of the injury inflicted by the enemy.’ This is further supported by Frowe approach, which is a lot more moral than Vittola’s view but implies the same agendas: ‘can’t be punished simply for fighting.’ This means one cannot simply punish another because they have been a combatant. They must be treated as humanely as possible. However, the situation is escalated if killing them can lead to peace and security, within the interests of all parties.
Overall, jus in bello suggests in wars, harm can only be used against combatants, never against the innocent. But in the end, the aim is to establish peace and security within the commonwealth. As Vittola’s conclusion: ‘the pursuit of justice for which he fights and the defence of his homeland’ is what nations should be fighting for in wars (Begby et al (2006b), Page 332). Thus, although today’s world has developed, we can see not much different from the modernist accounts on warfare and the traditionists, giving another se
