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philosophy of justice, ch.2 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Consequentialism/Utilitarianism Morality based on results
      - Deontology/Rights-based Ethics Morality based on duty and respect for persons
- - - - Example 1 Christians & Lions — crowd’s pleasure outweighs victim’s pain?
      - Example 2 Torture Case (ticking bomb) — torturing one to save many?
      - Extension Torturing an innocent child to save a city = moral outrage (Le Guin’s Omelas)
      - Conclusion Human dignity cannot be reduced to utility
  - - - Examples of flawed cost-benefit logic
        
        Philip Morris study (Czech Republic) Early deaths = financial savings
        
        Ford Pinto case Lives valued at $200,000 → unsafe design justified
        
        EPA “senior discount” Older lives valued less than younger
      - Critique
        
        Not all moral goods can be monetized; human life and dignity resist quantification