Philosophy / Unit 7 Philosophy 0281 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Injustice Objection
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The idea
The injustice objection: maximizing total happiness can require injustice to individuals—punishing the innocent, or harvesting one to save five.
In practice
The transplant case: one healthy patient in the waiting room, five dying ones upstairs. The arithmetic smiles; everything else in you objects.
Your place on the trail
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