Assignment 4. Moral Approaches for I Am Mother Dilemma.

This assignment asks you to consider three responses to this problem.
1) Follow consequentialist moral reasoning introduced in the class lecture to create an argument in favor of saving the five patients.
[Min 100 words, max 150 words – 3 points]
2) Follow categorical moral reasoning, also introduced in the class lecture to create an argument opposing the sacrifice of the 6th patient.
[Min 100 words, max 150 words – 3 points]
3) A third answer – different from the first two – should not be limited by these two approaches and suggest an alternative. Describe a) how your approach is different, b) if it produces a better outcome – and c) what your view of “a better outcome” is.
[Min 250 words, max 300 words – 4 points]

I Am Mother is a 2019 Australian science fiction thriller film. The film follows Daughter, a girl in apost-apocalyptic bunker, being raised by Mother, a robot aiding the repopulation of Earth.In this scene, Mother presents an ethical dilemma to Daughter.“Imagine a doctor has 5 patients, all in need of different organ transplants, but no compatible organs areavailable. Then a 6th patient enters the doctor’s office with a life threatening condition. The new patientis curable, but also an organ match for the 5 other patients. If the doctor delays treatment, the newpatient will die, but his/her organs could be used to save the other five patients. If the doctor treats thenew patient, one life will be saved, but five others will be lost.”What is the doctor’s best course of action?This assignment asks you to consider three responses to this problem.1) Follow consequentialist moral reasoning introduced in the class lecture to create an argument infavor of saving the five patients.[Min 100 words, max 150 words – 3 points]2) Follow categorical moral reasoning, also introduced in the class lecture to create an argumentopposing the sacrifice of the 6th patient.[Min 100 words, max 150 words – 3 points]3) A third answer – different from the first two – should not be limited by these two approaches andsuggest an alternative. Describe a) how your approach is different, b) if it produces a better outcome –and c) what your view of “a better outcome” is.[Min 250 words, max 300 words – 4 points]