Tim Boot

The basis of this week’s theory was the moral dilemma. A situation in which one has to choose between two different options, but where one of these options can only be done. Of course, for it to be a true dilemma, the two options must be of equal importance. A moral dilemma is described by the following three rules: -          One ought to do A. -          One ought to do B. -          One cannot…

This week’s topic introduced us to many new terms related to responsibility, like causal and moral responsibility, but also individual and collective responsibility. To decide whether a person or party is either causal or morally responsible always depends on the amount of knowledge that this person or party has about the problem.   In particular, knowledge is required in order to be morally…