In the Reading, Rachels Asks Us to Consider This Case

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In the reading, Rachels asks us to consider this case: If letting die were in itself less bad than killing, then someone who said "After all, I didn't do anything except just stand there and watch the child drown. I didn't kill him; I only let him die," should have at least some weight. Rachels says, "But it does not. Such a 'defense' can only be regarded as a grotesque perversion of moral reasoning."

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Production Function

An equation that describes the relationship between inputs (like labor and capital) and the maximum output that can be produced with those inputs.

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