Version c7, April 29, 2011 On the Evaluation of Expectedly Beneficial Treatments that Will Disadvantage the Worst Off


Συγγραφέας: Marc Fleurbaey


Marc Fleurbaey: Version c7, April 29, 2011 On the Evaluation of Expectedly Beneficial Treatments that Will Disadvantage the Worst Off (pdf, 21 pages)
Imagine that two ten year-old children, Adam and Bill, have excellent vision but will soon go totally blind due to natural causes unless a morally motivated stranger, Teresa, intervenes. Teresa can use a resource she rightfully controls to produce and administer only one of the following two medicines to both Adam and Bill.