THE CASE FOR CANNIBALISM

Description http://justiceharvard.org/lecture-2-the-case-for-cannibalism/ This specific part of the episode discusses the consequential moral reasoning versus the categorical approach. Review the part that discusses the historical events involving four persons in a capsized ship that forced three members to “murder” one in order to survive. 1. Research the newspaper account of this event and/other associate literature and give a 4-6 sentence summary of the events and the verdict of the jury; 2. Do you agree with the verdict of the jurors – why? If not, how would you have acted and voted as a juror. Whatever your position, your decision must be explained in a paragraph that contains sound reasoning. 3. What would be your reaction if Parker consented? A lottery process? Would this make it more appropriate? 4. A paragraph that explains the consequential/categorical position that leads to your decision.