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Conversations about Lockdown
Are lockdowns unethical?
You’re standing beside a train track, and feel the vibration of an oncoming train. Ahead of you, five innocent people are tied to the rails, screaming for your help.
You can save them. But there’s a catch…
Pull a nearby lever, and the oncoming train will be diverted. But there’s a woman tied to the other track. Are you willing to kill her to save the others?
Government locked down to save vulnerable lives, while forcing businesses to close their doors.
Did Government pull the right lever?
Two philosophers use moral principles to debate whether the pandemic justifies a lockdown.
If you enjoy Pop Philosophy that is easily accessible and makes you think, you’ll love this book.
Buy it now.
"This is an important book in a time where Governments are exercising unprecedented power." - PoliticsWeb
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MARK OPPENHEIMER studied philosophy at the University of Cape Town. He is a practicing advocate at the Johannesburg Bar, and has appeared in the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court.
JASON WERBELOFF is a science fiction author with a PhD in Philosophy. He has published over a dozen novels, and co-hosts the Brain in a Vat Philosophy YouTube channel together with Mark Oppenheimer.
You’re standing beside a train track, and feel the vibration of an oncoming train. Ahead of you, five innocent people are tied to the rails, screaming for your help.
You can save them. But there’s a catch…
Pull a nearby lever, and the oncoming train will be diverted. But there’s a woman tied to the other track. Are you willing to kill her to save the others?
Government locked down to save vulnerable lives, while forcing businesses to close their doors.
Did Government pull the right lever?
Two philosophers use moral principles to debate whether the pandemic justifies a lockdown.
If you enjoy Pop Philosophy that is easily accessible and makes you think, you’ll love this book.
Buy it now.
"This is an important book in a time where Governments are exercising unprecedented power." - PoliticsWeb
About the
MARK OPPENHEIMER studied philosophy at the University of Cape Town. He is a practicing advocate at the Johannesburg Bar, and has appeared in the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court.
JASON WERBELOFF is a science fiction author with a PhD in Philosophy. He has published over a dozen novels, and co-hosts the Brain in a Vat Philosophy YouTube channel together with Mark Oppenheimer.
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Published November 23, 2021
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Mark Oppenheimer
20 books46 followersMark Oppenheimer is a freelance writer. He is a staff writer for the Christian Century and has written for many publications, including Harper’s, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, the Yale Review, the Hartford Courant, Playboy, and Slate. He has taught at Wesleyan and Stanford universities.
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