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Post by ck4829 on Jul 28, 2017 10:18:52 GMT
The tendency to judge harmful actions as worse, or less moral than equally harmful omissions (inactions) because actions are more obvious than inactions. It is contentious as to whether this represents a systematic error in thinking, or is supported by a substantive moral theory. For a consequentialist, judging harmful actions as worse than inaction would indeed be inconsistent, but deontological ethics may, and normally does, draw a moral distinction between doing and allowing. The bias is usually showcased through the trolley problem. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omission_bias
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Post by ashliy on Jul 28, 2017 16:17:57 GMT
Ooh.
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