{"id":1879,"date":"2016-09-26T16:03:33","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T20:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/nwcenter\/wordpress\/?post_type=questionslibrary&#038;p=1879"},"modified":"2025-02-14T13:00:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T21:00:05","slug":"the-hermit-crab","status":"publish","type":"questionslibrary","link":"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/questionslibrary\/the-hermit-crab\/","title":{"rendered":"Hermit Crab"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Is the hermit crab a hero?<\/li>\n<li>Is he responsible for saving the flounder, even if he didn\u2019t mean to?<\/li>\n<li>Do we sometimes get credit for doing things that are really more lucky than intended? Should we?<\/li>\n<li>Are we only responsible for the things that we control, or can we be responsible for other things as well?<\/li>\n<li>Do heroes always want to be recognized for their brave acts, or do some heroes prefer to remain unknown? 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