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    In Judith Jarvis Thomson’s philosophy paper, A Defense of Abortion, she argues that abortion is permissible because an individual’s right over their own body outweighs a fetus’s right to life. In this paper I will focus on whether or not abortion is always permissible. First, I will present Thomson’s argument which says that abortion is sometimes permissible. I will do so by describing her “famous violinist” thought experiment. Next, I will object to Thomson’s claim and expand the scope of her argument

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    subject should always sacrifice the life of one to save as many as possible. Utilitarianism, despite its seemingly logical appeal, is not psychologically natural for most individuals. One study found that those who make utilitarian decisions in the trolley experiment tend to have decreased sense of responsibility, higher than average levels of testosterone, increased levels of anger, and low levels of serotonin (Duke). Those with high cognitive ability are more likely to be utilitarians, but the mindset

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    The guiding principle, being utilitarianism, is to act in the way which will always produce the maximum overall amount of goodness in the world. The basic purpose of morality is making the world a much better place to live in (Hinman, 2014). Morality is also about producing some good consequences and not having any kind of good intension. It also states that we should be doing whatever brings the maximum benefit (intrinsic value) to the entire humanity. Case: rule

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    The Trolley Problem

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    The complexity of the Trolley problem is one that can be resolved by unravelling the concept itself and considering the multipe possible analogies, the use of which is very important in the understanding and answering of ethical questions such as the Trolley problem . The trolley problem mainly deals with the law in relation in to morality, how public policy dictates or influences legality. Finding the most ethical solution to the problem is what is required of those who dare undertaking solving

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    The Trolley Driver and the Loop Variant The “Trolley Driver” and the “Transplant” are two philosophical cases that propose an ethic question; is it morally permissible to kill one to save five? The cases also look to solve what is morally permissible and what is not. The cases share many common similarities, but subtle differences that cause the “Trolley Driver” to be seen as morally permissible while the “Transplant” is not. The similarities between the cases are; if you intervene, only one person

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    Imagine there is an out of control train careening toward a fork in the tracks. Stranded on the left route are ten strangers. Stranded on the right route is a good friend. You are standing by the lever deciding which route the train will take. Who do you choose to save? This is an example of how a situation might change the way a person reacts. If all the people in danger of being hit by the train were strangers, it is likely the person by the lever would choose to save the larger group on the

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    The Bystander at the Switch case is a fundamental part of Thomson’s argument in “Trolley Problem.” The basis of her paper is to explain the moral difference between this case, which she deems morally permissible (1398), and the Transplant case, which she deems morally impermissible (1396). In the Bystander at the Switch case, a bystander sees a trolley hurtling towards five workers on the track and has the option of throwing a switch to divert the trolley’s path towards only one worker. Thomson finds

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    Abortion: Critical Evaluation of Thomson’s “Defense of Abortion” In discussions of abortion, a controversial issue has been whether abortion is morally permissible. According to anti-abortionists, abortion is the killing of an innocent fetus and is therefore not morally permissible. According to Judith Jarvis Thomson, however, abortion is not morally wrong in most cases and she attacks the anti-abortionist argument. Therefore, they disagree on whether abortion is morally permissible or not. In this

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    Philippa Foot, a philosopher, argued that moral judgments have a rational basis. The choices we make in our lives are based on a number of varying and different factors. Theories such as the principle of double effect are meant to back up the choices we make in society. The doctrine of the double effect relies strongly on the difference between what a person “foresees” as an outcome of their individual actions, and what they actually intended the outcome to be (Timmons, 2012, p. 93). This theory

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    The Trolley problem is a thought out experiment used to create a moral dilemma used by philosophers to test out their theories wich involoves two parts.It involves having to decide who to kill and activley killing somone.These expieraments use the theory of ethics: ultilitatarianism, deontology, ethical intuitionism, virtue ethics. Each theory helps people decide what to do. I am a trolley engineer and i'm approaching a station on the main track ahead of me is a bus filled with 39 children stuck

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