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ETHICS - L4

ETHICAL DILEMMA

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is required to do each of two (or more) actions The agent
can do each of the actions; but the agent cannot do both (or all) of the action The agent
thus seems condemned to moral failure; no matter what she does, she will do something wrong (or fail to do something that she ought to do) The agent
IS A KIND OF A THOUGHT EXPERIMENT IN ETHICS CONCERNING ETHICAL DILEMMAS TROLLEY PROBLEM
THIS REFERS TO THE PROBLEM OF WHY DIFFERENT JUDGEMENTS ARE ARRIVED AT PARTICULAR INSTANCES WHICH LEADS TO DIFFERENT CONSEQUENCES TO EVERY DECISIONS YOU MAK TROLLEY PROBLEM
can be resolved by simply clarifying the facts of the case in the question Ethical dilemmas
the ethical issues are stated in terms of competing interests and good determine the ethical issue
the task is one of eliminating alternatives according to the moral principles that have a bearing on the case compare the alternatives with the principles
if the principles do not yield a clear decision, then a consideration of the consequences of the remaining available alternatives is in order weigh the consequences
deliberations cannot go on forever. A decision must be made. There are no easy and painless solutions to then. Nevertheless, the decision that is made is one that involves the least number of problems or negative consequences make a decision
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