[removed] consequentialist
      [removed] deontological
      [removed] trolly problematic.
      [removed] egoistical.

      [removed] “Even if torturing this person right now might be beneficial, the overall consequences of permitting torture would be harmful, and so we shouldn’t allow it in any circumstance.”
      [removed] “It’s okay to torture this person because it may save thousands of lives.”
      [removed] “It’s immoral to torture this person because the pain it would cause him outweighs any potential benefits.”
      [removed] “We shouldn’t torture this person because we wouldn’t want him torturing us.”

      [removed] Ginny: “Violations of rights are very serious, from the moral point of view.”
      [removed] Helen: “I agree. It is always immoral to violate someone’s rights.”
      [removed] Ginny: “Well, I wouldn’t say ‘always’. It’s o.k. to violate rights whenever the good you can produce by doing so outweighs the harm you do by violating the person’s rights.”
      [removed] Kate: “I disagree with both of you. The notion of rights is just a mechanism for the lesser members of society to maintain control over those capable of greatness.”