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Originally Posted by Tchocky
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Originally Posted by Letum
Yup, to invoke the "ticking bomb" example, one of note in moral philosophy:
Lets say there is a criminal who knows the location of a massive bomb. He won't
tell the police where the bomb is, however he is known to be a coward and will likely
tell the police about them bomb if they kicked him a bit i.e. a very mild torture.
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As a hypothetical it's a cobbler, difficult to come down on either side.
This is mostly due to the assumption of perfect knowledge, which makes the situation less and less relevant. If you knew this much about the character, you probably wouldn't be in this situation in the first place. |
Oh quite, but even if we don't assume perfect knowlage, or at least no more perfect
than in every day circumstances, it is still a difficult question.
The situation has certinaly occured, all be it in a less stark way.
Jury is out for me for now.