Kill or let die: what would you choose? You are on a platform in a train station. An out-of-control train carriage is coming down the tracks beyond the platform, there are three workers repairing the same track further along the line. They don't have time to get out of the way of the carriage, the only way to save them would be to push the very large person next to you along the tracks, the person's body will act to stop the train thus killing him but saving the three workers. Both options seem morally wrong, but we only have two choices and in this case I'd rather wait and see than push the big guy. There are good arguments both for pushing the person onto the tracks and for not pushing them. The argument for not pushing the big person comes from the non-harm principle which says that an action is permissible if and only if it does not harm others. Since pushing the person next to me onto the tracks below will kill them, and therefore harm them, the no-harm principle seems to say that the act of pushing them is not permissible. Since the act is not lawful, I should therefore not push them. On the other hand, the argument in favor of nudge comes from the principle of harm minimization according to which, when faced with two courses of action, one should choose the action that minimizes the amount of harm. resulting damage. Since pushing the person next to you onto the tracks will kill them but save the three workers along the line, it's the action that will minimize the resulting damage. So you should push the person next to you.(1)P1) An action is allowed if and only if no harm comes from it.P2) Pushing the big person will kill him, thus harming him.C) Therefore, pushing the person large is not permissible.(2)P1) An action is... middle of paper... in fact, the thought wouldn't even cross my mind, I believe that identity is a powerful force in determining one's actions, if the three workers on the tracks were not unknown people but my own brothers, I would not hesitate to save them by pushing the big man. decision on. Both available options are immoral, however, based on the discussion where I supported my belief that killing is worse than dying, in a situation like this, I would let the three people die rather than kill the biggest person. However, if I had close relationships with the workers on the track then my actions would be different. This discussion focused on a particular scenario, but on a much larger scale, where in direct and indirect ways people continue to kill or let other people die..