PHI2604 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Virtue Ethics
16 Aug 2020
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Whe n reading paul tro op"s article on killing with drones, proportionality, and trolley. Problems, readers are able to contemplate what should be done, in regard to the increase of commonplace killings by drone, with virtue based ethics. Troop argues within the text that what is in question is the generally problematic concept of proportionality. Using a very thorough explanation of the phrase, troop presents the idea that because those assessing proportionality are not in comparable positions, proportionality becomes whatever that party considers proportionate at the time, and as such is extremely subjective. Furthermore, he provides his audience with the proposal to use trolley experiments where. Arbitrary changes to the environment in which the proportionality assessment is made can make significant changes to how much harm is considered acceptable.
