A paper titled "People in Suitcases" by Kacper Kowalczyk presents a thought experiment designed to challenge deontological ethics. The core of the argument involves a scenario where a deontologist must decide whether to push a person off a track to save two others, with the added complexity that the identities of the individuals are unknown. The paper explores the implications for ex-ante deontology, which permits violating constraints if it benefits everyone in expectation, and highlights potential paradoxes and irrationality when the decision-maker gains more information. AI
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