Ethical dilemmas in the age of coronavirus: Whose lives should we save?

1. What is a dilemma,  a moral dilemma, a deontology?
2. What do we mean by 'the least bad option'?

A dilemma (Greek: δίλημμα "double proposition") is a problem offering two possibilities, neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable. The possibilities are termed the horns of the dilemma.

3. Who would you save?  A building is on fire containing six of the following people: • A celebrity • A spiritual leader • A political leader • A pregnant woman • A pioneering scientist • A nuclear physicist

You are only able to save one person from the building. Who would it be and why?Give two reasons. Watch the slidesshare below and justify your answer.

https://www.slideserve.com/Lucy/moral-dilemma-lesson-plan-for-use-in-religious-education-lessons-with-students-aged-13-created-by-uniview-worldwide-u

4. Medical Dilemmas/Ethics at work

1. What is CIU,  a ventilator and a death toll?

Read the text in the link below and find out.

https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/coronavirus-treatment?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3

5. MORAL DILEMMAS OF CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

• Economy vs. human life: which should come first?
• Scarcity of products gives rise to hoarding in supermarkets. Would you deny other people their share of goods by buying more than you should?

 

6. COLLOCATIONS WITH THE WORD DILEMMA. DO THE QUIZ. 

https://content.4all.e-me.edu.gr/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=h5p_embed&id=3095

7. CHOOSE ONE OF THE 2 ETHICAL DILEMMAS BELOW AND WRITE YOUR ANSWER.  

https://content.4all.e-me.edu.gr/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=h5p_embed&id=3108

https://content.4all.e-me.edu.gr/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=h5p_embed&id=3110