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Understanding J.S. Mill's Utilitarianism, EP 14, Laudable Injustice

Author
Laurence Houlgate
Published
Tue 20 Dec 2022
Episode Link
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/understanding-j-s-mill-s-utilitarianism-ep-14-laudable-injustice--52231979

"Laudable injustice" looks like a contradiction, but Mill uses these words to describe what happens when an act or omission that is unjust in most cases is justifiable in a small group of other cases. Mill uses the example of kidnapping a doctor at gunpoint and forcing the reluctant doctor to treat a dying child. In this final episode we apply Mill' idea of laudable injustice to the famous Trolley Problem. If you don't know what that is, then come join us.

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