The Case of Cannibalism

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1、TheCaseofCannibalismOutlineThemainideasThediscussionofthecaseoftheQueenversusDudleyandStevensThemainideasOneofthemostinfluentialversionsofconsequentialistmoraltheory——thephilosophyofutilitarianismTherightthingtodoandthejustthingtodoistomaximizeutility,whichme

2、ansthebalanceofpleasureoverpain,happinessoversufferingThediscussionofthecasesA.it’smorallypermissible,butonlyabout20%Marcus:Inthesituationthatdesperate,youhavetodowhatyouhavetodotosurvive.B:whattheydidwascategoricallywrongBritt:There’snosituationthatwouldallo

3、whumanbeingstotaketheideaoffateortheotherpeople’slivesintheirownhands.Murderismurder,it’salwayswrongevenifitincreasestheoverallhappinessofsocietyC:AlotteryorafairprocedurewouldmakeadifferenceMatt:Iftheyhaddonealotterywhereconsentedthatsomeoneshoulddieandit’ss

4、ortoflikethey’reallsacrificingthemselvestosavetherest.Anotherstudent:That’sthewholemoralissueisthattherewasnoconsultingofthecabinboy.Ifhehadknownwhatwasgoingon,itwouldbeabitmoreunderstandable.Everybodyhastobecountedasanequaleventhoughattheendofthedayonecanbes

5、carifisedforthegeneralwelfareD:ThebasicideaofconsentOnestudent:Ifthecabinboycameupwiththeidea,that’stheonlykindofconsentwecouldhaveconfidenceinmorallythenitwouldbeokay.Otherwise,itwouldbekindofcoercedconsent.ifthecabinboyhadagreedhimselfandnotunderduress,then

6、itwouldbeallrighttotakehislifetosavetherestThankyou!