Ethics and Values / Unit 4 Ethics 171 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Justice Objection
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The idea
The justice objection: when framing one innocent would calm a mob and save lives, act utilitarianism appears to require the frame-up.
In practice
A sheriff can stop five riot deaths by hanging a scapegoat he knows is innocent. The sums say hang; justice says the sums have missed something.
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