Utilitarianism versus psychopathy
@tachin1 wrote: Yarf. however the greater good was pretty banal according to their definition of good. Read full topic
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@tachin1 wrote: When playing "would you rather" with my friends we had a rule: Death is not an option. If for example faced with the challenge of drinking a cup of your own urine or licking the handle...
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@tachin1 wrote: Which I believe, is the point of the thought experiment.Rules lawyering won't get you out of actually thinking about whats the best course of actions given the constraints. Read full...
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Utilitarianism versus psychopathy
@jsroberts wrote: albill: Not really. It is a simple ethical question. ...with a choice between a psychopathic, futile option and the inevitable non-option of inaction, unless you ignore science or...
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@albill wrote: jsroberts: ..with a choice between a psychopathic, futile option and the inevitable non-option of inaction, unless you ignore science or bend the rules to the question. So you think the...
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Utilitarianism versus psychopathy
@jsroberts wrote: albill: So you think the question of whether to kill a bunch of people or one person is "psychopathic?" If you are a bystander, you are not directly responsible for the deaths of...
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Utilitarianism versus psychopathy
@DocMelonhead wrote: jsroberts: If you are a bystander, you are not directly responsible for the deaths of anyone on the trolley or bus, so it's a choice between doing nothing and killing one person....
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@albill wrote: jsroberts: f you are a bystander, you are not directly responsible for the deaths of anyone on the trolley or bus, By inaction, yes you are. Don't you feel anything for your fellow...
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@telecinese wrote: Haven't we talked about this problem not too long ago around here? I've always felt this though experiment to be so dissociated from perceived human experience that it can't really...
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@jsroberts wrote: I wonder how the balance would change if it was your child on the other line or your close friend was the fat guy. In reality though, events like these often don't leave you with...
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@albill wrote: You're still trying to argue your way around a straightforward ethical problem. So your decision, in the case of this hypothetical problem is "do nothing," right? May the gods help us...
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@jsroberts wrote: albill: So your decision, in the case of this hypothetical problem is "do nothing," right? Only if my choices are artificially reduced to those two. May the gods help us all if...
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@albill wrote: Oh, I see, so you only get involved if it is your assigned job? As a citizen and fellow human, otherwise, you can just stand by and it is ok? I'm trying to understand how your ethics...
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@jsroberts wrote: albill: Oh, I see, so you only get involved if it is your assigned job? As a citizen and fellow human, otherwise, you can just stand by and it is ok? If I'm flying a plane that's...
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@albill wrote: You didn't actually answer my question. Read full topic
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@jsroberts wrote: What I'm saying is that a driver or signalman has a more direct responsibility for a runaway train than a bystander does, and they are also more likely to know the consequences of...
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@telecinese wrote: jsroberts: Ehics can't be divorced from real life. Ethical puzzles that beg the question should themselves be questioned, and we don't have to accept their artificial parameters....
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@AcerPlatanoides wrote: I still see four lights. Read full topic
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@AcerPlatanoides wrote: Relevant link: www.nytimes.com ‘Would You Kill the Fat Man?’ and ‘The Trolley Problem’ Two books center on an enduring thought experiment and the moral consideration it raises....
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Utilitarianism versus psychopathy
@AcerPlatanoides wrote: albill: As a citizen and fellow human, otherwise, you can just stand by and it is ok? But God does that all day every day. What's the correct ethical model? Read full topic
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