1. Foot speaks of negative duties when thinking of the obligations to refrain from things such as killing or robbing. The negative duty takes Foot calls the duty to refrain from injuring people a negative duty. One example that Foot gives of a negative duty is of the steering driver, whose duty is to avoid injuring five men and to avoid injuring one. The driver is unable to do both and he should do the least injury that he can. The duty that is morally permissible in this case is
2. Foot calls the duty to help people a positive duty. Foot explains of positive duties as to look after children or aged parents. One example that she gives of positive duties clashing is when she describes the scenario of the hospital staff members that are faced
2. Foot calls the duty to help people a positive duty. Foot explains of positive duties as to look after children or aged parents. One example that she gives of positive duties clashing is when she describes the scenario of the hospital staff members that are faced