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Think About the Maxim to Prevent Bad from Occurring by Sacrificing

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Think about the maxim to prevent bad from occurring by sacrificing something morally comparable. If possible, provide examples from your own life of following, as well as not following, this principle. What criteria did you use for deciding "moral comparability"?


Definitions:

Absolute Value

In mathematics, the distance of a number on the number line from zero, without considering direction; it's always a positive value.

Slope

The slope is the measure of the steepness or incline of a line, typically described as the ratio of the rise over the run between two points on the line.

Isocost Line

A line that represents all combinations of inputs which have the same total cost.

Capital

Wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available for purposes such as starting a company or investing.

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