Listen "Rationality, Morality, and the Hydra of Modern Healthcare"
Episode Synopsis
The segment discusses the assassination of a healthcare CEO and explores the complex ethical implications. It frames the event as a clash between corporate rationality prioritising profit and an individual's desperate act driven by moral outrage at systemic injustice within the healthcare system. The author uses the metaphor of a hydra to illustrate the difficulty of reforming a deeply entrenched, profit-driven system. The piece questions whether the assassination, viewed through a consequentialist lens, might be considered morally justifiable despite its violence, ultimately leaving the reader to contemplate the systemic issues driving such extreme actions. The article examines the rationality versus morality of both parties involved.
Source: https://philosophics.blog/2024/12/06/rationality-morality-and-the-hydra-of-modern-healthcare/
Source: https://philosophics.blog/2024/12/06/rationality-morality-and-the-hydra-of-modern-healthcare/
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