Heinz dilemma
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]In one well-known version of the dilemma, used in Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, the dilemma is faced by a character named Heinz.[1]
Proper noun
[edit]- 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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “Heinz dilemma”, in APA Dictionary of Psychology[1], Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2018 April 19, archived from the original on 2022-01-18.
Further reading
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Heinz dilemma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
