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You are on a country road and see two neighboring farm houses on fire. One is yours and the other belongs to a new couple who just moved in. Your wife and child are at home as are your neighbors. You can only save one house. Which one do you save?

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Ethical Dilemma

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Ethics is the main branch of philosophy, embracing right behavior and good spirit. It is wider than the mutual concept of examining right and wrong. A fundamental view of ethics is "the good life", the life worth for survival or life that is merely not gratifying, which is adjudged by many philosophers to be more crucial than moral behavior. The discipline of ethics, also known as moral philosophy, implies systemizing, guarding, and advocating ...

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