Would you kill one person in order to save the lives of three? What moral difference does consent make in such a situation? Harvard ethics Professor Michael Sandel explores some classic hypothetical scenarios in part one of his compelling course on moral reasoning.
The morality of murder
Would you kill one person in order to save the lives of three? What moral difference does consent make in such a situation? Harvard ethics Professor Michael Sandel explores some classic hypothetical scenarios in part one of his compelling course on moral reasoning.
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