Abraham's questioning of God has led to one of the most age-old question facing humankind: when are the loss of innocents justified by the saving of others?
To elaborate on the Biblical reference, Abraham repeatedly asks God how many people he’ll sacrifice in order to get rid of the bad ones. “If I find fifty good people in Sodom, I will save the city to keep them from being killed. Abraham answered “I am nothing more than the dust on the Earth. Please forgive me Lord, for daring to speak to you like this. But suppose there are only forty-five good people in Sodom. Would you still wipe out the city?” This question brings up a major argument in which the defendant states that the loss of innocent outweighs the casualties. Throughout human existence, we have repeatedly seen instances of this in wars over the years. What sets this story (of Abraham) apart from the rest, is that it is a very real issue faced today and many have struggled to find common ground on this problem.
On the 6th of August 1990, the international community, imposed total financial and economic sanctions against the Iraqi Republic. This embargo lasted until May of 2003 when Saddam Hussein was forced out of power. In the beginning, the sanctions were to force Iraq out of Kuwait, (which they had invaded days prior to the agreement) to disclose the location of any weapons of mass destruction they may have possessed, and to pay large …show more content…
Deontological ethics debate.
Utilitarianism is a theory in normative ethics theory developed from the writings of Jeremy Bentham, an English philosopher, most known for being the founder of modern day Utilitarianism. The way it works is this, whatever is morally good results in the best results for the most people in any situation. So in this case, Utilitarianism would most certainly support the killing of one innocent to save ten.
Utilitarianism is a form of
To elaborate on the Biblical reference, Abraham repeatedly asks God how many people he’ll sacrifice in order to get rid of the bad ones. “If I find fifty good people in Sodom, I will save the city to keep them from being killed. Abraham answered “I am nothing more than the dust on the Earth. Please forgive me Lord, for daring to speak to you like this. But suppose there are only forty-five good people in Sodom. Would you still wipe out the city?” This question brings up a major argument in which the defendant states that the loss of innocent outweighs the casualties. Throughout human existence, we have repeatedly seen instances of this in wars over the years. What sets this story (of Abraham) apart from the rest, is that it is a very real issue faced today and many have struggled to find common ground on this problem.
On the 6th of August 1990, the international community, imposed total financial and economic sanctions against the Iraqi Republic. This embargo lasted until May of 2003 when Saddam Hussein was forced out of power. In the beginning, the sanctions were to force Iraq out of Kuwait, (which they had invaded days prior to the agreement) to disclose the location of any weapons of mass destruction they may have possessed, and to pay large …show more content…
Deontological ethics debate.
Utilitarianism is a theory in normative ethics theory developed from the writings of Jeremy Bentham, an English philosopher, most known for being the founder of modern day Utilitarianism. The way it works is this, whatever is morally good results in the best results for the most people in any situation. So in this case, Utilitarianism would most certainly support the killing of one innocent to save ten.
Utilitarianism is a form of