For the trolley problem: change tracks

For the trolley problem: change tracks?  yes or no and why.

People Face A Terrifying Moral Dilemma

2. Do you push the man from the bridge? yes or no and why.

3. Would you kill the goatherds?  yes or no and why.

Why or why not?

Then, for discussion:

Read: WGBH Educational Foundation and Harvard University’s

“The Queen v. Dudley and Stephens” http://justiceharvard.org/themoralsideofmurder/#1477504398584-5d76ef29-aab0 or https://la.utexas.edu/users/jmciver/357L/QueenvDS.PDF https://la.utexas.edu/users/jmciver/357L/QueenvDS.PDF

Read this summary of the famous Queen v. Dudley and Stephens case.  As you read, consider if you agree with the ruling in this case and if you would rule differently, as well as why you would do so.  This text discusses the famous lifeboat case, which established the legality of choosing to murder out of necessity.  Although the details of the case are quite graphic, this fact itself may serve as a prompt for many of us to revise our initial intuitions about the moral status of killing one to save many others.

Use of Sandel’s three different potential focuses of justice:

Maximizing welfare,

Respecting Freedom

Promoting Virtue

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