Moral Dilemma Scenarios Whole Class Moral Dilemma Respond

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Moral Dilemma Scenarios

Moral Dilemma Scenarios

Whole Class Moral Dilemma: Respond to the prompt for 710 minutes. In Europe, a

Whole Class Moral Dilemma: Respond to the prompt for 710 minutes. In Europe, a woman was near death from a special kind of cancer. There was one drug that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of radium that a druggist in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the druggist was charging ten times what the drug cost him to make. He paid $400 for the radium and charged $4, 000 for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Heinz, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money and tried every legal means, but he could only get together about $2, 000, which is half of what it cost. He told the druggist that his wife was dying, and asked him to sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the druggist said, "No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it. " So, having tried every legal means, Heinz gets desperate and considers breaking into the man's store to steal the drug for his wife. Should Heinz steal the drug? Does Heinz have a duty or obligation to steal the drug?

Choose one to write about 7 -10 minutes. Write the MDfor 1: Concentration MD

Choose one to write about 7 -10 minutes. Write the MDfor 1: Concentration MD 2: Mad Bomber Camp title. You are an inmate in a concentration camp. A sadistic guard is about to hang your son who tried to escape and wants you to pull the chair from underneath him. He says that if you don’t he will not only kill your son but some other innocent inmate as well. You don’t have any doubt that he means what he says. What should you do? A madman who has threatened to explode several bombs in crowded areas has been apprehended. He has already planted the bombs and they are scheduled to go off in a short time. It is possible that hundreds of people may die. The authorities cannot make him divulge the location of the bombs by conventional methods. He refuses to say anything and requests a lawyer to protect his fifth amendment right against selfincrimination. In exasperation, some high level official suggests torture. This would be illegal, of course, but the official thinks that it is nevertheless the right thing to do in this desperate situation. Do you agree? If you do, would it also be morally justifiable to torture the mad bomber’s innocent wife if that is the only way to

Moral Dilemma: Set 2. Choose one to write about for 7 -10 minutes. MD

Moral Dilemma: Set 2. Choose one to write about for 7 -10 minutes. MD 3: The Cave A fat man leading a group of people out of a cave on a coast is stuck in the mouth of that cave. In a short time high tide will be upon them, and unless he is unstuck, they will all be drowned except the fat man, whose head is out of the cave. [But, fortunately, or unfortunately, someone has with him a stick of dynamite. ] There seems no way to get the fat man loose without using [that] dynamite which will inevitably kill him; but if they do not use it everyone will drown. What should they do? MD 4: The Promise A friend confides to you that he has committed a particular crime and you promise never to tell. Discovering that an innocent person has been accused of the crime, you plead with your friend to give himself up. He refuses and reminds you of your promise. What should you do? In general, under what conditions should promises be broken?

Moral Dilemma: Set 3. Choose one to write about for 7 -10 minutes. MD

Moral Dilemma: Set 3. Choose one to write about for 7 -10 minutes. MD 5: Grocery Store You're buying groceries and the total is $8. You hand the cashier a $10 bill, and she gives you $12 in change, having thought that you gave her a $20. Do you tell her, or do you pocket the $10? MD 6: Friend’s Choice Lisa is at a party where her friend Sarah is vomiting and losing consciousness from alcohol consumption. Lisa wants to call 911. Her other friends want to try to deal with it themselves so they don't get in trouble. What to do?

Moral Dilemma: Set 4. Choose one to write about for 7 -10 minutes. MD

Moral Dilemma: Set 4. Choose one to write about for 7 -10 minutes. MD 7: The Cure You and your friend are stranded on an island. Unfortunately, you are both fatally ill. It just so happens that you have an antibiotic that can cure your illness. Sadly enough, there is just enough antibiotic to save only one person. How could you and your friend choose which one of you will take the antibiotic? Do you think that either person who takes it will, or should, feel guilty for the other person dying, although if neither of you take it, you will both die? MD 8: Robin Hood You witness a man rob a bank, but instead of keeping the money for himself, he donates it to a local orphanage. You know this orphanage has been struggling for funding, and this money will allow the children to receive proper food, clothing and medical care. If you report the crime, the money will be taken away from the orphanage and given back to the bank. What should you do?

Moral Dilemma: Set 5. Choose one to write about for 7 -10 minutes. MD

Moral Dilemma: Set 5. Choose one to write about for 7 -10 minutes. MD 9: The Death One day, at a time nobody else is around, a messenger from God appears before you, and informs you that sometime, within the next thirty days, your brother, who is young, in seemingly excellent health, and has never had any major health issues, is going to die. The death will happen with complete certainty and there is nothing that you, he, nor anyone can do to prevent it. The messenger will not divulge the date of death or how it will happen, hence, leaving every day in the next month just as likely as any other. Would you : A. Tell your brother about his impending death so that he can feel braced and prepared to die, get his affairs in order and enjoy his last time to the fullest he possibly can, or B. Say nothing, and let him enjoy the rest of his life as it is, not having to worry. MD 10 : The Wife A single woman is close friends with the couple next door and has secret romantic feelings for the husband. She discovers that his wife is having an affair. Normally, this woman minds her own business but now she sees an opportunity to get closer to the man she wants. What should she do?