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Ethics

General questions about morality

Overview of Ethics

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Ethics is one of the central branches of philosophy, examining questions of right and wrong, and the good life.

Is the difference between making something happen and allowing it to happen morally relevant?

Killing someone is almost universally regarded as worse than letting them die. But is that defensible? In particular, is it defensible on the grounds that making their death happen would be worse than merely standing by and allowing it to happen?