A plane makes an emergency crash landing on a deserted tropical island. Two doze

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A plane makes an emergency crash landing on a deserted tropical island. Two dozen survivors must fend for themselves until help arrives. All of them are from large cities, and none of them has wildlife survival experience. The survivors find it impossible to gather enough food, and everyone begins losing weight. One person spends a lot of time by himself and figures out how to catch fish. He brings fish back to camp. Others ask him to teach them how to catch fish. He refuses but offers to share the fish he has caught with the other passengers as long as they take care of the other camp chores, such as hauling fresh water, gathering firewood and cooking.

            Do you think whether the fisherman has acted morally? Please justify your answer with arguments based on two workable ethical theories.

Kantianism

Act utilitarianism

Rule utilitarianism

Social contract

Virtue ethics

Explanation / Answer

The act of fisherman is morally correct on the basis of following ethical theories:

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