solved Life Dependency[1]Rich had made a mistake, but surely the price
Life Dependency[1]Rich had made a mistake, but surely the price he was paying was too high. He of course knew that level six of the hospital was a restricted area. But after he had drunk one too many glasses of wine with his colleagues at the finance department Christmas party, he had inadvertently staggered out of the elevator on the sixth floor and passed out on one of the empty beds.When he woke up he discovered to his horror that he had been mistaken for a volunteer in a new life-saving procedure. Patients who required vital organ transplants to survive were being hooked up to volunteers, whose own vital organs kept both alive. This would continue until a donor organ could be found which was usually around nine months later. Rich quickly called over a nurse to explain the mistake, who in turn brought over a worried-looking doctor. “I understand your anger,†explained the doctor, “but you did behave irresponsibly, and now you are in this position, the brutal truth is that if we disconnect you, the world-renowned violinist who depends on you will die. You would in fact be murdering him.†“But you have no right!†protested Rich. “Even if he dies without me, how can you force me to give up nine months of my life to save him?†“I think the question you should be asking,†said the doctor sternly, “is how could you choose to end this violinist’s life?â€[1] Adopted from Judith Jarvis Thomson.Some questions to consider for your response:Is it unfair to demand that Rich stay connected to the violinist for 9 months? Is he morally obligated to stay connected?What real-life predicament most mirrors Rich’s? Are there important disanalogies between Rich’s situation and the real-life situation this thought experiment is meant to address?Get to the level of principles! What popular moral principle is this thought experiment meant to challenge?=> So, what is the right thing for Rich to do? Or what is Rich allowed to do? Present the argument with the facts presented and use reasoning skills to argue the point.