Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few?

No_Money_Just_Change@feddit.org ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Depends on the philosophy you believe in.

Deonthology states that some actions are allways morally wrong if they hurt the rights of a person

Ulitarism states that actions are morally right if they have a combined net positive on all the affected people.

In the first, specific needs of one can’t be broken no matter how many would profit.

(Thonk rorschach vs ozymandius in watchman “killing millions to save billions”)

Realistically nobody completely has one of these systems but rather it is about finding where you lie between them.

If you say you would not even tell a single lie if that would guarantee world peace:
that would be a 100% deonthology

If you say you would torture innocents, if enough other people’s lives would improve:
that would be 100% Ulitarism

The basis of the trolly problem is exactly this: what horrific act would and wouldn’t you do as long as there is a positive outcome

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