The Second World War has caused too mush destruction to life and property and Allied Forces consisting of the United States, Great Britain and France wanted to end it but japan adamantly refused. To force Japan’s surrender, the Allied Force dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. At the end of the lesson, you ask “Which basic principle of morality applies to this case?” What should be the answer?
A. The end does not justify the means
B. Always do what is right.
C. Between two evils, do the lesser evil
D. Principle of double effect
Answer:C
The Second World War has caused too mush destruction to life and property and Allied Forces consisting of the United States, Great Britain and France wanted to end it but japan adamantly refused. To force Japan’s surrender, the Allied Force dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. At the end of the lesson, you ask “Which basic principle of morality applies to this case?” What should be the answer?
A. The end does not justify the means B. Always do what is right. C. Between two evils, do the lesser evil D. Principle of double effect