In this situation according to Mill’s, “When given a choice between two acts, utilitarianism states that the act that should be chosen is the one that creates the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people.” The five workers have a higher utility than the one worker on the other track. According to mortality it is better to act in a way that benefits the most quantity of people, even if it causes harm to kill one to save five.
Having to make a choice between who lives and who dies is very heartbreaking. I know in life sometimes, some situations are limited to certain results like this one. Either you pull the level and allow the train to switch tracks and save the one worker or let it continue on its pathway and kill
Having to make a choice between who lives and who dies is very heartbreaking. I know in life sometimes, some situations are limited to certain results like this one. Either you pull the level and allow the train to switch tracks and save the one worker or let it continue on its pathway and kill