The Dominance of Moral Norms Suggests That If a Speed

question 14

Multiple Choice

The dominance of moral norms suggests that if a speed limit on a highway conflicts with a person's moral duty to rush a dying man to the hospital, then

• A) the moral duty would be as weighty as the legal duty.
• B) neither the legal duty nor the moral duty would apply.
• C) the moral duty would take precedence over the legal duty.
• D) the moral duty would sanction any method whatsoever of getting the dying man to the hospital.

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