What Is Wrong With Kamm's and Scanlon's Arguments Against Taurek
Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy 3 (3) (2009)
| Abstract | I distinguish several arguments Kamm and Scanlon make against Taurek's claim that it is permissible to save smaller groups of people rather than larger. I then argue that none succeeds. This is a companion to my "Saving the Few." | |||||||||
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