Moral Irony: The Good Vs. The Right

The Good vs. The Right

The trolley issue is a distinct thought experiment that objects to challenging human morality. When carefully considering the scenario that has been presented, I think I would rather not divert the train to the right considering that this will result in the death of five people. This moral irony challenges the ethical standing point of a person who gives them the power to decide if taking a life is worth saving five other lives. Both opposing systems of ethic specifically address utilitarianism and deontology, which are used to explain the possible actions people may take. Utilitarianism is focused only on the consequences of an action while deontology is focused on whether the action is basically right or wrong. Accordingly,

Although happiness is the common goal of utilitarianism, Mill believes that one should seek out more than just their own happiness. Thus, I believe this quote to mean that the model situation is one where as many people as possible can and will achieve happiness at any cost. In the case of the runway train, saving five lives and losing one would bring happiness to more people. His reasoning here plants him firmly within the Moral Framework called “The Good” where morality is judged by looking at the outcome of our actions. Actions that assist the goal of gaining happiness to most people are to be considered morally

What I am processing is that it always should be considered wrong to end another person's life no matter what the situation calls for. In life we shouldn’t be able to alter every known circumstance and, by doing so, it would be emotionally devastating. It would be morally wrong to flip the switch to save five people at the expense of killing the one person because morality is not just a matter of maximizing the happiness factor in the saving of five people nor the one person on the track. I Therefore have no moral right nor obligation to use one man as means to an