PHIL 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Eye For An Eye, Capital Punishment By Country, Oatmeal
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Act out of duty. lying does not pass cl rationality. Ability to direct one"s own life and choose for oneself. Patients were not told that penicillin would cure it in order to see what syphilis does to kids had mental retardation someone these people are treated only as means to an end. Gave them oatmeal with fecal matter with hepatitis in it to infect them. Only one lifeboat, but 30 survivors fighting for their lives lifeboat only holds 7, and the 7 pushed the other 23 off. Mill would say it"s okay because it benefits those 7 people and gives them these violate the second formulation categorical imperative lifeboat dilemma happiness30 people dead or only 23? sacrificing human is wrong because humans have unconditional worth. Kant would say it"s wrong to sacrifice anyone. Humans are the only ones that matter. Mill thinks it can be justified if it is for the greatest good.
