In this essay I will discuss the recent controversial topic of if Corrine Rey should have sacrificed herself and her daughter for twelve others. I will look with a non-bias attitude at the ethical issues that have ascended from this topic and if individuals should put their lives first before others. I will investigate this case identifying with ethical theories Utilitarianism and Kantian Ethics to choose if one side is morally more right than the other.
On Wednesday 7th of January 2015 Corrine Rey picked up her daughter from daycare and was on her way back to her workplace Charlie Hebdo, a magazine office. She was racing back once picking up her daughter to attend her weekly editorial meeting which was about to take place. The magazine often …show more content…
For example, Kant firmly believed lying was not okay. She told the truth to the murderers of the door code, therefore saving her child and herself. Kant also believed that actions should be carried out in order of universal thinking. If every mother was to tell the truth in the situation Corrine was in, then universally a lot of mother and daughter relationships would have been saved. If Corrine were to lie however, she still would have mostly done right by Kantian ethics. I base this on the “Lying to the murder at the door” example which theorists mention when trying to fault Kantian ethics. The terrorists did not have the right to ask Corrine of the door code. Since the terrorists forced Corrine to enter the door code, she was forced into telling the truth. Kant would say that despite Corrine aiding the terrorists in killing the victims, she would be …show more content…
Utilitiarism firmly believes in the greater happiness of everyone, and Corrines activities conflicted with this. Twelve individuals were were murdered by terrorists which Corrine helped as she entered the door code to let them enter, therefore arguably twelve families would have suffered. Corrines activities only spared the happiness of her little girl and herself. Utilitiarians would expect Corrine to have not entered the door code ought to have yielded her happiness for the greater happiness of everybody. However Utilitarians do believe in all happiness is equal, so it can not be said their happiness would be worth more than Corrines. But saying so, there were a greater number of people who lost their lives which means there was a greater mass of happiness lost. Utilitarians likewise implement that actions ought to be followed up on the thought about the best consequence. Corrine was just contemplating what was best for her daughter and herself as far as survival. In cruel examination on the off chance that she was contemplating the survival of the others inside she would have spared them by not entering the door code. This implies consequently more individuals would have survived. Breaking down the murder piece of Corrines sotry, Rule Utilitarianism would accept murder isn 't right on the grounds that it is illegal. If nobody kills then our general public
On Wednesday 7th of January 2015 Corrine Rey picked up her daughter from daycare and was on her way back to her workplace Charlie Hebdo, a magazine office. She was racing back once picking up her daughter to attend her weekly editorial meeting which was about to take place. The magazine often …show more content…
For example, Kant firmly believed lying was not okay. She told the truth to the murderers of the door code, therefore saving her child and herself. Kant also believed that actions should be carried out in order of universal thinking. If every mother was to tell the truth in the situation Corrine was in, then universally a lot of mother and daughter relationships would have been saved. If Corrine were to lie however, she still would have mostly done right by Kantian ethics. I base this on the “Lying to the murder at the door” example which theorists mention when trying to fault Kantian ethics. The terrorists did not have the right to ask Corrine of the door code. Since the terrorists forced Corrine to enter the door code, she was forced into telling the truth. Kant would say that despite Corrine aiding the terrorists in killing the victims, she would be …show more content…
Utilitiarism firmly believes in the greater happiness of everyone, and Corrines activities conflicted with this. Twelve individuals were were murdered by terrorists which Corrine helped as she entered the door code to let them enter, therefore arguably twelve families would have suffered. Corrines activities only spared the happiness of her little girl and herself. Utilitiarians would expect Corrine to have not entered the door code ought to have yielded her happiness for the greater happiness of everybody. However Utilitarians do believe in all happiness is equal, so it can not be said their happiness would be worth more than Corrines. But saying so, there were a greater number of people who lost their lives which means there was a greater mass of happiness lost. Utilitarians likewise implement that actions ought to be followed up on the thought about the best consequence. Corrine was just contemplating what was best for her daughter and herself as far as survival. In cruel examination on the off chance that she was contemplating the survival of the others inside she would have spared them by not entering the door code. This implies consequently more individuals would have survived. Breaking down the murder piece of Corrines sotry, Rule Utilitarianism would accept murder isn 't right on the grounds that it is illegal. If nobody kills then our general public