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John Broome on Weighing Lives

John Broome on Weighing Lives

Philosophy Bites · Nigel Warburton

June 29, 200814m 27s

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How do we weigh lives one against another? Governments frequently have to make life and death decisions that take in to account such issues as the quality of life compared to the length of a life. In this episode of Philosophy Bites John Broome presents his view of how such decisions should be taken.