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Ethical Dilemma Analysis: The Lifeboat Case

Explore ethical principles like self-defense and necessity in evaluating Dudley and Stephens' actions. Discuss moral justifiability, impact of consent and drawing lots in this thought-provoking case study.

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Ethical Dilemma Analysis: The Lifeboat Case

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  1. Justice The Lifeboat Case

  2. 1. Put aside the question of what the law happened to be. How do you think Bentham would judge the action of Dudley and Stephens? • Morally justified • Morally wrong

  3. 2. Put aside the question of what the law happened to be. How do you judge the action of Dudley and Stephens? • Morally justified • Morally wrong • Not sure

  4. 3. Suppose they drew lots. What impact would drawing lots have upon the moral status of the action? • It would make the action more just. • It would make the action less just. • Drawing lots would have no impact on the moral status of the action.

  5. 4. Suppose there were an advance directive in which Parker had given his consent. What impact would consent have upon the moral status of the action? • It would make the action more just. • It would make the action less just. • Consent would have no impact on the moral status of the action.

  6. Principles mentioned • Self-Defence Principle • Pressure of Necessity Principle • Principle of Self-Preservation

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