Imagine That You Walk by a Pond in Which a Three-Year-Old

question 24

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you walk by a pond in which a three-year-old girl is about to drown. You are the only person around and unless you rescue the girl she will die. A world in which all children in distress are left to die by passers-by is conceivable. However, you cannot rationally will that all of us were to live in such a world. You, therefore,

• A) have a strong utilitarian reason to rescue the girls if you can do so without danger to yourself.
• B) have an imperfect Kantian duty to rescue the drowning girl.
• C) act virtuously if you rescue the girl, because this is the generous and courageous thing to do.
• D) All of the above

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