Compassion And Euthanasia Don't Always Jibe, Philosophically
Thursday, June 5, 2014 - 12:43
in Psychology & Sociology
Compassion can produce counterintuitive results, challenging prevailing views of empathy's effects on moral judgment, say philosophers in a new paper To understand how humans make moral choices, the philosophers asked subjects to respond to a variety of moral dilemmas, such as whether to stay and defend a mortally wounded soldier until he dies or shoot him to protect him from enemy torture and enable you and five other soldiers to escape unharmed. Ethicists say people make choices based on a struggle within their brains between thoughtful reason and automatic passion. read more