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A (horrible) Question of Ethics by Illiad2008-04-28 08:51:02
  Ah, contrived dilemmas. by Didactylos2008-04-28 09:45:55
    That, however, isn't the point of the dilemma (n/t) by subbywan2008-04-28 09:48:39
      All ethical "what ifs" by Didactylos2008-04-28 09:54:26
        Depends on your definition by MatthewDBA 2008-04-28 10:02:58
of "useful". In my opinion, they're useful in clarifying general ethical principles, and in developing analogies which can be used in real-life situations.

For a representation of a situation to be a false dilemma, a context for the dilemma needs to be developed, so that one can demonstrate that the dilemma is not, in fact, a dilemma. In these sorts of problems, no context is defined, and the choice presented is a true dilemma. (It's a bit like a mathematical problem in that way.)
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          It's a false dilemma because by Didactylos2008-04-28 11:36:02
            The problem is by MatthewDBA2008-04-28 12:06:33

 

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