Heinz dilemma
English
Proper noun
- A thought experiment in ethics, involving a dilemma of whether saving a life justifies theft or other illegal activities.
- 2004, Ananta Kumar Giri, Creative Social Research: Rethinking Theories and Methods, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 93:
- This study of the Heinz dilemma has led to the literature on the ethics of care. The Heinz dilemma is about a man who considers stealing a drug that he cannot afford to buy in order to save the life of his wife.
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Heinz dilemma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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