killing vs letting die Flashcards
What is the transplant case
You are a doctor at a small hospital. Under your
care are 5 patients – each with a very rare blood
type and each with a different kind of organ failure (heart, lungs, kidneys, etc). In walks a patient with a broken arm. You test him to find out that he has this rare blood type and (except for the arm) he’s perfectly healthy.
the doctrine of double effect
The Trolley Problem: You are the driver of a trolley. On the track in front of you are 5 people who are stuck. But you can turn the trolley onto a different track, which only has 1 stranded person.
The act (or the intended effect) is morally good; The agent intends to bring about the good effect and not the bad one; The good effect outweighs the bad effect.
what is the health pebble?`
The Health Pebble is a magic pebble that can cure
whatever is wrong with you. It’s floating in the
water towards 1 person who needs it. But you can
deflect the Pebble towards a group of 5 people –
each of whom needs 1/5 of the Pebble. Can you
deflect it?
