Heinz dilemma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A thought experiment in ethics, involving a dilemma of whether saving a life justifies theft or other illegal activities.

Word forms

Heinz dilemma

Etymology

In one well-known version of the dilemma, used in Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, the dilemma is faced by a character named Heinz.

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