Jack Nye Business Ethics These subjects are delicate for all of us and fearing the death of our loves ones is a sensitive subject as losing someone close to us is, will and will always be hard. If we take a look at the first question, we can see that my uncle who is older and not well, I would find it wrong to sacrifice the small boy’s life to safe my old family member. This comes down to numerous reasons, nevertheless, the main characteristic which backs up my decision would be the fact that he has aged and is not well. It would be unethical to swap the name on the list to this young boy’s name, as he has his whole life ahead. I would also apply the same opinion to my sick nephew who is shortly to pass away. If it is likely for him to die, it would be wrong to sacrifice a healthy boy that could live on. Nevertheless, if my son was sick and had a chance to live, I would change the name on the list. A father’s bond with his child is irreplaceable and can´t be changed with absolutely anything. The love for one’s child is unexplainable and when put in this situation a father will do anything to protect his child. Lastly, I would definitely not take into consideration sacrificing a thousand people for my wife as I have to understand that all those people are too mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers etc.. According to Consequentialism, we can see that the process of swapping the young child’s name for my uncle is wrong, however, the outcome which would be positive (my uncle living). This would be correct if we looked at this matter in a Utilitarianism point of view. However, if we
