I found it to be very interesting to learn about the specific types of dilemmas in this reading. Many of them were new to me. I could not help but think of situations that I personally have experienced each one of them. Volunteer\u2019s dilemma was a curious one for me. Sacrificing oneself for the good of the masses is the very noble, but I am not sure how many people would be willing to so. There is always an underlying a mentality of \u201csomeone else will do it\u201d for humans. I appreciate that the author explained that this phenomenon also happens for animals, with the migrating wildebeests. I think this shows that moral dilemmas are an instinctual part of life. They often have to do with survival and thriving, not just human characteristics.<\/p>\n
I have learned about some specific game theories before in my economic classes before. They have always made me nervous because I do not do well being in situations like that, especially the prisoner\u2019s dilemma. I like to think the best in people, and because of this I have a feeling that I\u2019d be the one going to jail (or receiving the lower utility). I think that this has an interesting connection with the distinction between allowing and doing. I am much more willing to allow something mediocrely bad to happen than to do something worse to a person in order to save myself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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