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Is this not equivalent to medical triage? Those who will die anyway, and those who will live anyway, get no immediate treatment (apart from morphine). Those who
by rjrodger 5y ago
Is this not equivalent to medical triage? Those who will die anyway, and those who will live anyway, get no immediate treatment (apart from morphine). Those who will not survive without treatment, get the resources.
Thus: move to the city, as the gifted child will most likely do just fine in life. Have dinner with the depressed friend, because the happy friend will enjoy the concert anyway.
Seems perfectly consistent with even simplistic utilitarianism.
- visarga 5y agoMaybe the gifted teenager by getting priority early on would be able to better support his brother later in life. Parents aren't going to be around in old age.
- michaelt 5y ago> Have dinner with the depressed friend [...] Seems perfectly consistent with even simplistic utilitarianism. Well, the problem is specifically stated as the concert having higher total utility.
- DarylZero 5y ago> move to the city, as the gifted child will most likely do just fine in life Why would you make this assumption though.