{"id":1820,"date":"2016-09-26T01:47:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T05:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/nwcenter\/wordpress\/?post_type=questionslibrary&#038;p=1820"},"modified":"2025-02-12T23:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T07:02:03","slug":"the-big-orange-splot","status":"publish","type":"questionslibrary","link":"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/questionslibrary\/the-big-orange-splot\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Orange Splot"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Why do you think Mr. Plumbean painted his house the way he did?<\/li>\n<li>Was he right to paint his house in a way different from his neighbors, when part of the community agreement was that they would keep their houses looking the same?<\/li>\n<li>Did Mr. Plumbean have the right to paint his house however he liked?<\/li>\n<li>What if he painted words expressing his hate for an ethnic group? Would that be okay? At what point does his right to make an independent choice give way to his obligations to his neighbors?<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Do you think Mr. Plumbean dreamed of a house that looked like the way he painted it or do you think he just dreamt of an extremely colorful house?<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Do you think that Mr. Plumbean house truly looks like his dreams? Or did he just interpret his dreams and painted his house the way he thought it would have looked like in his dreams? Is there a difference? If so, what is it?<\/li>\n<li>Do you remember your dreams? 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