If given the choice of saving the life of one man or thousands of men, the average rational citizen would likely choose to save the life of thousands without over-thinking the question. ... If cost-benefit analysis and utilitarian calculus is so pervasive that it is even drawn from our psychological biology, and can be found in the very confines of the wild, this of course then shirks the argument that aggression in the form of "torture" can be considered "inhumane.... Another factor to take into account when considering the acceptability of torture practices is the so-called &q...

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If given the choice of saving the life of one man or thousands of men, the average rational citizen would likely choose to save the life of thousands without over-thinking the question. ... If cost-benefit analysis and utilitarian calculus is so pervasive that it is even drawn from our psychological biology, and can be found in the very confines of the wild, this of course then shirks the argument that aggression in the form of "torture" can be considered "inhumane.... Another factor to take into account when considering the acceptability of torture practices is the so-called &q...

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For example, according to James Rachels, the most common argument in support of euthanasia is one that we may call "the argument from mercy". ... Critics of the Quinlan decision questioned whether any person, much less a court, can claim someone else's privacy rights without specific authorization. ... Our reflexes and responses fit us to fight attackers, flee wild animals, and dodge out of the way of trucks. ...

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