RE: Favorite Philosophers?
December 8, 2017 at 1:42 pm
(This post was last modified: December 8, 2017 at 1:42 pm by vulcanlogician.)
(December 8, 2017 at 1:35 pm)Hammy Wrote: Yes I do think that is morally justified.
Just not legally.
Unless the family and friends of the rapist would suffer more psychologically from the death of the rapist, who no one can know for sure was going to rape her or not, than the woman would have suffered if she had been raped. But I doubt it. I'm sure rape would be a deeper psychological suffering than grief. Especially considering some family and friends would probably feel less grief over the death of a loved one who attacked and tried to rape someone than they would for a loved one who wasn't that awful.
So I'm going to say: Yes.
You say 'only intended to rape her' but I think in many cases rape is worse than murder. Although it certainly depends.
Wow. You really are a utilitarian, aren't you? I have to admit, the moral calculus seems rather cold when expressed in the way you express it, but then again, you do admit that the worst possible scenario (from a utilitarian's perspective) is for the assault to actually happen. Most likely, anyway.
A bit of a digression: what are your thoughts on virtue ethics?
