You are on a sinking boat. The boat presently has 50 people on board. There is one lifeboat that can hold a maximum of 30 people. All 50 people have moved onto the lifeboat but the weight is causing it to slowly sink (in which everyone will presumably drown). You and a few armed friends have the option of forcing 20 random people overboard (who will presumably die) or letting the whole lifeboat sink (with presumably everyone drowning). What would a Kantian do and why
You are on a sinking boat. The boat presently has 50 people on board. There is one lifeboat that can hold a maximum of 30 people. All 50 people have moved onto the lifeboat but the weight is causing it to slowly sink (in which everyone will presumably drown). You and a few armed friends have the option of forcing 20 random people overboard (who will presumably die) or letting the whole lifeboat sink (with presumably everyone drowning).
What would a Kantian do and why?
The boat with 50 people on board sinking in water and only one lifeboat that holds a maximum of 30 people. All moved to a lifeboat but weight is causing it to slowly sink. Among two options of forcing 20 random people overboard or letting the whole boat sink, Kantian would rather choose one.
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