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Business Ethics Now 3rd Edition by Andrew Ghillyer
Edition 3ISBN: 978-0073524696Business Ethics Now 3rd Edition by Andrew Ghillyer
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In 1842, aship struck an iceberg, and more than 30 survivors were crowded into alifeboat intended to hold 7. As astorm threatened, it became obvious that the lifeboat would have to be lightened 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 responsible for the deaths of those whom he could have saved. Some people opposed the captain's decision. They claimed that if nothing were done and everyone died as aresult, 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 others 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 it 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 Why
If you had been on the jury, how would you have decided Why
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Case summary:
After a ship was struck with an ice-burg, the captain shifted more than 30 survivors into a lifeboat that had the capacity of seven people. When the storm threatened in the sea, the captain asked the people to voluntarily drown in the water so that others can be rescued and survive. When people objected to the captain's decision, he reasoned that this action will save lives of few people rather than allowing everyone to die. When people did not agree, the captain asked everyone to row the boat. When the survivors were rescued after hard days of rowing, the capital was legally held for his decision.
In this case, if an individual would had been a part of a jury making a decision in this case, then he would have decided in the favor of the captain. This is because in the given emergency situation when the ship struck to an ice-burg and the lifeboat carrying the survivors was stuck in a storm, the captain thought of saving few people's lives instead of allowing everyone to die. He decided in the favor of saving lives of the people who are determined to live and survive.
The individual will consider the fact that the captain undertook every technique to motivate people to drown on their own who cannot survive in this difficult situation. This way the captain made a decision to allow people those who possess stamina to live, and encouraged the ones those who cannot survive to die. This way the captain made a right decision by intending to save few people's lives instead of making everyone to lose their life. On the basis of this reasoning, the individual would have decided in favor of the captain.
After a ship was struck with an ice-burg, the captain shifted more than 30 survivors into a lifeboat that had the capacity of seven people. When the storm threatened in the sea, the captain asked the people to voluntarily drown in the water so that others can be rescued and survive. When people objected to the captain's decision, he reasoned that this action will save lives of few people rather than allowing everyone to die. When people did not agree, the captain asked everyone to row the boat. When the survivors were rescued after hard days of rowing, the capital was legally held for his decision.
In this case, if an individual would had been a part of a jury making a decision in this case, then he would have decided in the favor of the captain. This is because in the given emergency situation when the ship struck to an ice-burg and the lifeboat carrying the survivors was stuck in a storm, the captain thought of saving few people's lives instead of allowing everyone to die. He decided in the favor of saving lives of the people who are determined to live and survive.
The individual will consider the fact that the captain undertook every technique to motivate people to drown on their own who cannot survive in this difficult situation. This way the captain made a decision to allow people those who possess stamina to live, and encouraged the ones those who cannot survive to die. This way the captain made a right decision by intending to save few people's lives instead of making everyone to lose their life. On the basis of this reasoning, the individual would have decided in favor of the captain.
Business Ethics Now 3rd Edition by Andrew Ghillyer
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