PART ONE: THE MORAL SIDE OF MURDER If you had to choose between (1) killing one person to save the lives of five others and (2) doing nothing even though you knew that five people would die right before your eyes if you did nothing—what would you do? What would be the right thing to do? Thats the hypothetical scenario Professor Michael Sandel uses to launch his course on moral reasoning. After the majority of students votes for killing the one person in order to save the lives of five others, Sandel presents three similar moral conundrums—each one artfully designed to make the decision more difficult. As students stand up to defend their conflicting choices, it becomes clear that the assumptions behind our moral reasoning are often contradictory, and the question of what is right and what is wrong is not always black and white. PART TWO: THE CASE FOR CANNIBALISM Sandel introduces the principles of utilitarian philosopher, Jeremy Bentham, with a famous nineteenth century legal case involving a shipwrecked crew of four. After nineteen days lost at sea, the captain decides to kill the weakest amongst them, the young cabin boy, so that the rest can feed on his blood and body to survive. The case sets up a classroom debate about the moral validity of utilitarianism—and its doctrine that the right thing to do is whatever produces “the greatest good for the greatest number.”
When I was 15 I got in a car accident and I get ,000 in all. I could choose to get it all at once when I turned 18, or (the one I chose) to get it in three portions- a ,000 check when I turned 18, a ,000 check when I turn 25, and a ,000 either when I’m 20 or when I’m 21. And I can’t remember if it’s when in 20 or 21 years old that I get it and it’s important. I don’t know I’m sure it’s just different for everyone but I was wondering if they do the same ages for each portion of money. Or if one would be more common than the other? I know I could find out someway but it’s the middle of the night so I’m resorting to yahoo answers. Anyone know?
My parents didn’t decide the dates.
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Pilot episode of Talking Idiot. This episode features reasonably watchable content starring me Jake Stanley. Hope you enjoy it, please leave comments!!! It was fun to make if nobody likes it anyways.
The Immediate Annuity Calculator will calculate the payment for a single premium immediate annuity. Enter in the amount invested into the immediate annuity, the life expectancy of the annuitant (in number of years until the estimated date of death), the annual rate of return on the immediate annuity, and the payment frequency (monthly, annually, or quarterly).
To Factor or Not to Factor?Author: Marty Milan The purchasing of accounts receivable (invoices) is generally known as factoring. Businesses can sell their invoices to companies known as factors. Although not all businesses are familiar with factoring, historians claim that factoring dates back to the ancient Roman civilization making it one of the world […]
If you've been injured due to the negligence of another party, you may be entitled to a settlement. If that settlement comes in the form of a structured settlement annuity, you may decide you want a lump sum instead. You may be wondering if trading your structured settlement payments for a lump sum payment is the right thing for you. It really does depe […]
NSSTA executive director Eric Vaughn appears on Ringler Radio, a project of NSSTA member Ringler Associates, to discuss NSSTA’s agenda and what’s new in the structured settlement industry. In his first interview in his new position, Eric discusses his vision for NSSTA, meeting the challenges in the industry, the highlights of NSSTA’s 25th Annual Conference a […]
Jason Zweig, financial columnist for The Wall Street Journal, offers a timely caution in his column today for those thinking of investing in future settlement payments that have been purchased from the original beneficiary. “[As] is so often the case when investments are promoted on the basis of high yield, these deals are unsuitable for most investors,” wri […]
