104 HOW TO BEETHICAL warfare. The older man replies that he is not too good deal
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104 HOW TO BEETHICAL warfare. The older man replies that he is not too good deal of questioning of Jim which establishes keen on it himself, come to that, but after all George's that he got there by accident while on a botanical refusal is not going to make the job or the laboratory expedition, explains that the Indians are a random go away; what is more, he happens to know that if group of the inhabitants who, after recent acts of George refuses the job, it will certainly go to a con protest against the government, are just about to be temporary of George's who is not inhibited by any killed to remind other possible protestors of the ad such scruples and is likely if appointed to push along vantages of not protesting. However, since Jim is an the research with greater zeal than George would. honoured visitor from another land, the captain is t mercly concern for George and his happy to offer him a guest's privilege of killing one speak frankly and in confidence) of the Indians himself. If Jim accepts, then as a spe s other man's excess of zeal, cial mark of the occasion, the other Indians will be f course, if Jim refuses, then there is no George the jobGcorge's wife, to special occasion, and Pedro here will do what he attached, has views (the details of was about to do when Jim arrived, and kill them all. ed not concern us) from which it follows Jim, with some desperate recollection of schoolboy there is nothing particularly wrong with fiction, wonders whether if he got hold of a gun, he captain, Pedro and the rest of the sol- diers to threat, but it is quite clear from the set-up square of a that nothing of that kind is going to work: any a inst the tempt at that sort of thing will mean that all the In Indecd, it is no some alarm about thi which has led the older man to offer to use his infiu- ence to get the whom he is deeply which ne let off. O research into chemical and biological warfare. What should he do? could hold the (2) Jim finds himself in the central small South American town. Tied up agai wall are a row of twenty Indians, most terrified, a dians will be few defiant, in front of them several armed men in the wall, and uniform. A heavy man in a sweat-stai turns out to be the captain in charge and, after a What should he do? killed, and himself. The men against the other villagers, understand thesith ned khaki shirt ation, and are obviously begging him to accept. Questions s in th is chapter, how would a utilitarian respond to these cha cases? Likewise, how would a non-utilitarian? 2. How does personal integrity play a role in the decisions 3. What other considerations must be dealt with in ponder 1. Based on the previous readings in of each of these men?Explanation / Answer
1. In the above cases, an utilitarian would act by trying to benefit the maximum number of people. In case 1, George should take up the job. As a result, he could pay for his family, along with delaying the research, by identifying some or the other faults, such that research could be delayed as much as possible. Thiswould help his family and the citizens as well.
In case two, pedro’s offer should be accepted. This is because, killing one person would be saving the lives of 19 others, according to the utilitarian ethics.
A non utilitarian would neither work in the research nor kill any being, calling it morally incorrect.
2. In both the cases, it is the personal integrity that would be finally deciding. It is required That both Jim and George be satisfied with utilitarian aspects of desion making, such that, it would be in sync with their morality, only then one could kill a person and the other could research in a laboratory working for warfare.
The situation that Jim is faced with, is a dilemma between saving the lives of 19 people and taking the life of one person or let all 20 people die. Jim has thought of different ways to try to get each one out of the situation, but doesn’t seem to be successful. Also, the villagers are begging Jim to accept the offer, such that 19 people would be saved. According to an utilitarian, the right thing would be to take up the offer, such that maximum number of people could be saved. According to the kantian ethics, it would be incorrect to take a life, since, that is morally wrong. The end consequences are not focused upon. Also, according to the virtue ethics, it would be incorrect to take a life, since, that’s morally wrong.
I think, for this situation, the best response if the utilitarian ethics. Since, if Jim does nothing, it is going to cost the life of 20 people. If the other 19 live, they could somehow plan better and get back into the protest. This time, they could come up with greater vigour such that the people listening could be encouraged about the comeback story. The remaining people could come back strong to take revenge, but if all of them are killed, it would break the back bone of the inhabitants.
Hence, keeping his morality aside, Jim should accept the offer.
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