https://padlet.com/s1117524/ij5wsep5mh57 1.What does English mean when she uses the term "owe to”? Why does English believe that the relationship between parents and their adult children cannot be explain in virtue of an owing relation? 2.Please explain the conceptual difference between "mutuality” and "reciprocity.” Why does English think that friendship is the correct foundation for filial obligation? 3.Do you agree with English? Do you think that friendship provides an appropriate explanation for the moral relation between adult children and their parents? en-us 2016-10-25 07:47:15 UTC 2016-11-04 16:40:14 UTC hello@padlet.com s1117524 https://padlet.com/s1117524/ij5wsep5mh57/wish/134020764 1.What does English mean when she uses the term "owe to”? Why does English believe that the relationship between parents and their adult children cannot be explain in virtue of an owing relation?
From English, the term "owe to" means when you call someone you do not know or barely know to do something for you, you will have the moral obligation to payback as you owe to the person who help you. For instance, for neighborhood who is barely know each other, when A asks B to help him to take mail when he is gone for a month's vacation, B agrees. If, subsequently, B asks A to do the same thing for her, A has the moral obligation to agree as A owe to B. However, in English's opinion, the term "owe to" cannot be used in describing the relationship between parents and their adult children, because their children did not request to be born. Moreover, what parents do to their children are merely out of love. She believes that a love relationship is not the case of "debt".

2.Please explain the conceptual difference between "mutuality” and "reciprocity.” Why does English think that friendship is the correct foundation for filial obligation?
The conceptual difference between "mutuality" and "reciprocity" is that  "mutuality" values the relationship of people. People are motivated by love and they do not want to gain any extra benefits from others.However, "reciprocity" considers about the quantity of benefits. People would care about whether the action is equal and fair for them and others. In the essay, it has mentioned that "Friends are motivated by love rather than by the prospect of repayment." English thinks that, for friendship, people would not only care about the "return" in the future. They would behave because of the relationship of love. Using this way for filial obligation can maintain the relationship by showing the love. However, if we replace the idea of duty instead of using friendship for filial obligation, it will not exist for long time as we would count the quantity of "return". The relationship may be destroyed easily at last. Therefore, friendship is the correct foundation for filial obligation. 

3. Do you agree with English? Do you think that friendship provides an appropriate explanation for the moral relation between adult children and their parents?
To a large extent, we agree with English. What parents do for their children are voluntary sacrifices, which is an expression of love. Therefore, when their children grow up, the reason of them  treating their parents with filial respect is not  repaying them but to show their love. Just like friendship, friends will do each other a favor without measuring. However, friendship cannot totally explain the parent-child relationship. Since friends share the same position but parents and children are not at the same position in the family hierarchy. Children should always listen to their parents, which is different from friendship. ]]> 2016-10-29 02:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/s1117524/ij5wsep5mh57/wish/134020764 s1117524 https://padlet.com/s1117524/ij5wsep5mh57/wish/134020840 I agree with English's opinion, since the children are not request to be born, their parents do everything for them because of "love" therfore the case is not "debt", but "love".

]]> 2016-10-29 03:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/s1117524/ij5wsep5mh57/wish/134020840 s1117524 https://padlet.com/s1117524/ij5wsep5mh57/wish/134021013 I agree what the forum chair says for friendship, people would not only care about the "return" in the future. They would behave because of the relationship of love. In relationship of friendship, people should not think a lot about the "return", or else, the  friendship will be easily ended up, the way to keep a friendship for long is not to think of the "return", but treat the friends with love, just like parents and the chlidren.

]]> 2016-10-29 03:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/s1117524/ij5wsep5mh57/wish/134021013 s1117524 https://padlet.com/s1117524/ij5wsep5mh57/wish/134021102 I agree with the forum chair,  what parents do to their children is love, there are not any "debt" inside, there are also no "return" but "love", the parents treat their chlidren with love, when the children grow up, theu also treat their parents with love, but not "return".

]]> 2016-10-29 03:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/s1117524/ij5wsep5mh57/wish/134021102 s1116957 https://padlet.com/s1117524/ij5wsep5mh57/wish/135436326 Whether the parents' sacrifice or the filial piety of children are both out of love. We should treat out parents with our heart but not only do it because of the so-called obligations. That's why we may not use the term "owe to" in the parent-child relationship.]]> 2016-11-04 16:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/s1117524/ij5wsep5mh57/wish/135436326