Rulli and Millum (2014) makes a point to include the sports car example demonstrating people’s way of thinking. The majority believe the agent has a moral duty to sacrifice his sports car to save the child. Even though, the agent endures a greater personal cost that is outweighed by his moral duty to the child. With this in mind, the agent may not believe the damage to the sports car is worth the risk to save the child, as a consequence, he may not feel morally obligated to do so. Thenceforth, the agent has a right to assess the situation and decide whether or not to intervene.
Alternatively, a simpler and less heroic action would be to warn the child of the oncoming train. This would be sufficient enough to save the child, in addition to no cost at the expense of the agent. Henceforth, this action would be optimal for both the agent and child; the agent has no damage to his car and the child is left uninjured. I believe the point Rulli and Millium were trying to make was that of people regularly exaggerate their response to a situation, often increasing the level of harm and resource cost. In the sports car situation, a simple warning …show more content…
An institutional duty to rescue differs to that of an individual duty to rescue in two ways; that is held by an institution rather than individuals and secondly, it is specific to a population. The article details how institutions have set up plans in order to provide cost-effective rescues to lesser need patients, consequently, reducing the number of high cost rescues for the greater population. Limiting the demands of personal interests will additionally limit the force of rescue. As a result of this, the institute ensures their moral obligation to the population fairly and in a professional
Alternatively, a simpler and less heroic action would be to warn the child of the oncoming train. This would be sufficient enough to save the child, in addition to no cost at the expense of the agent. Henceforth, this action would be optimal for both the agent and child; the agent has no damage to his car and the child is left uninjured. I believe the point Rulli and Millium were trying to make was that of people regularly exaggerate their response to a situation, often increasing the level of harm and resource cost. In the sports car situation, a simple warning …show more content…
An institutional duty to rescue differs to that of an individual duty to rescue in two ways; that is held by an institution rather than individuals and secondly, it is specific to a population. The article details how institutions have set up plans in order to provide cost-effective rescues to lesser need patients, consequently, reducing the number of high cost rescues for the greater population. Limiting the demands of personal interests will additionally limit the force of rescue. As a result of this, the institute ensures their moral obligation to the population fairly and in a professional