In the "Bystander's Three Options" Case, Option (Iii) Is Sacrificing

question 20

Multiple Choice

In the "Bystander's Three Options" case, option (iii) is sacrificing oneself to save the five workers. Thomson says that option (iii) is

• A) morally required.
• B) not permissible.
• C) a good deed, but not morally required.
• D) a ceteris paribus principle.

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