国外道德困境案例.ppt

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1、国外道德困境案例伦伦理理困困境境也也被被称称为为 道道德德悖悖论论，是是指指陷陷于于几几个个道道德德命命令令之之间间的的明明显显冲冲突突，如如果果遵遵守守其其中中一一项项，就就将将违违犯犯另另一一项项的情形。的情形。In 1842,a ship struck an iceberg and more than 30 survivors were crowded into a lifeboat intended to hold 7.As a storm threatened,it became obvious that the lifeboat would have to be lightened

2、 if anyone were to survive.The captain reasoned that the right thing to do in this situation was to force some individuals to go over the side and drown.Such an action,he reasoned,was not unjust to those thrown overboard,for they would have drowned anyway.If he did nothing,however,he would be respon

3、sible for the deaths of those whom he could have saved.Some people opposed the captains decision.They claimed that if nothing were done and everyone died as a result,no one would be responsible for these deaths.On the other hand,if the captain attempted to save some,he could do so only by killing ot

4、hers and their deaths would be his responsibility;this would be worse than doing nothing and letting all die.The captain rejected this reasoning.Since the only possibility for rescue required great efforts of rowing,the captain decided that the weakest would have to be sacrificed.In this situation i

5、t would be absurd,he thought,to decide by drawing lots who should be thrown overboard.As it turned out,after days of hard rowing,the survivors were rescued and the captain was tried for his action.If you had been on the jury,how would you have decided?A Fathers Agonizing Choice You are an inmate in

6、a concentration camp.A sadistic guard is about to hang your son who tried to escape and wants you to pull the chair from underneath him.He says that if you dont he will not only kill your son but some other innocent inmate as well.You dont have any doubt that he means what he says.What should you do

7、?Sophies Choice,not in GrassianIn the novel Sophies Choice,by William Styron,a Polish woman,Sophie Zawistowska,is arrested by the Nazis and sent to the Auschwitz death camp.On arrival,she is honored for not being a Jew by being allowed a choice:One of her children will be spared the gas chamber if s

8、he chooses which one.In an agony of indecision,as both children are being taken away,she suddenly does choose.They can take her daughter,who is younger and smaller.Sophie hopes that her older and stronger son will be better able to survive,but she loses track of him and never does learn of his fate.

9、Did she do the right thing?Years later,haunted by the guilt of having chosen between her children,Sophie commits suicide.Should she have felt guilty?The Fat Man and the Impending DoomA fat man leading a group of people out of a cave on a coast is stuck in the mouth of that cave.In a short time high

10、tide will be upon them,and unless he is unstuck,they will all be drowned except the fat man,whose head is out of the cave.But,fortunately,or unfortunately,someone has with him a stick of dynamite.There seems no way to get the fat man loose without using that dynamite which will inevitably kill him;b

11、ut if they do not use it everyone will drown.What should they do?Since the fat man is said to be leading the group,he is responsible for their predicament and reasonably should volunteer to be blown up.The dilemma becomes more acute if we substitute a pregnant woman for the fat man.She would have be

12、en urged by the others to go first out of the cave.A Poisonous Cup of Coffee Tom/Jane,hating his/her wife/husband and wanting her/him dead,puts poison in her/his coffee,thereby killing her/him.Joe/Debbie also hates his/her wife/husband and would like her/him dead.One day,Joes/Debbies wife/husband ac

13、cidentally puts poison in her/his coffee,thinking its cream.Joe/Debbie has the antidote,but he/she does not give it to her/him.Knowing that he/she is the only one who can save her/him,he/she lets her/him die.Is Joes/Debbies failure to act as bad as Toms/Janes action?The Value of a Promise A friend c

14、onfides to you that he has committed a particular crime and you promise never to tell.Discovering that an innocent person has been accused of the crime,you plead with your friend to give himself up.He refuses and reminds you of your promise.What should you do?In general,under what conditions should promises be broken?此此课件下件下载可自行可自行编辑修改，修改，仅供参考！供参考！感感谢您的支持，我您的支持，我们努力做得更好！努力做得更好！谢谢!