The description of the stranger to be large is crucial because it futures the position that Molly would need to push the stranger onto the tracks. In accordance with the Ultiranistic approach a stranger who is large is less valuable than a stranger who is healthy. This because a stranger who is large is less likely to contribute to the common-welfare of the people, and is more likely to be a strain on economic system. As a large stranger, it is more likely that the stranger would constantly utilize healthcare, influence other individuals in unhealthy choices and more likely to die early. In other words, the large stranger does not have as much value as the five workers in the Runaway Trolley Dilemma. To emphasize, Molly has no other choice, she would not be able to leave the five workers to die; she would not be able to save the large stranger. She would have to do what is greatest for the greatest amount of people which is to push the large stranger to save five …show more content…
Egoism emphasize to do what is best for yourself. Therefore, he would not tell the general populace or anybody about his patients intentions. An egoist position would never risk losing their medical license because tit can be the main source of income. In consequence, Ken can become economically unstable and lose his job, car, and house. That would be disastrous according to egoism. In the scholarly article “Egoism” by Robert Shaver, Shaver emphasis how egoism would be applied in this situation when he states “Psychological egoism claims that each person has but one ultimate aim: her own welfare. This allows for action that fails to maximize perceived self-interest, but rules out the sort of behavior psychological egoists like to target — such as altruistic behavior or motivation by thoughts of duty alone” (Shaver 1). Therefore, Ken would have to care about his own welfare. In consequence he would do nothing so he can stay economically stable and avoid