Analyze possible solutions from the perspectives of:
Altruism
Deontology
Egoism
Ethics of care
Utilitarianism
Virtue ethics.
Dilemma 1: Sophie’s choice
During WWII, a young Polish woman, Sophie, arrives in the Auschwitz concentration camp with her two underage children, a boy, Jan, and his younger sister Eva. The camp doctor, Jemand von Niemand, gives her the following choice: She has to choose which of her two children gets to accompany her into the camp. The other child will be gassed immediately. If she doesn’t choose, then both children will be gassed immediately. What would be the right thing to do for Sophie?