Mary Midgly discusses about the lifeboat model. With the lifeboat model there are three different possibilities. The first one is taking on all passengers which is the right thing to do. Second, is to save as many people as possible, and the last thing would be to not save anyone which is the unjust thing to do. She had said that we are forced to the conclusion that we help no one. She then focuses on the idea of competition, how we stress individual competition, meaning me against the world. This whole concept of competition does not really make sense to Midgly, she says it is real and has its place in ways we think about our relationship with others, but we are all members of one another. I agree with her, we should not be in competition with one another we should be there for each other.
Midgly gave an example about a hunter and an elephant. The big question of this example is choosing the hunter or elephant. The hunter had left the animal suffer while he had his coffee, and that is a very humane thing to do. The reason why the hunter killed the elephant is because he wanted the elephants tusk, so it was not for food. The hunter was also bored with hunting deer so he went to something bigger which is an elephant. The lifeboat thinking does not apply in this situation. Mary Midgly had said if it came down to the hunter or elephant she would choose the hunter. She believes we should be there for each other before anything else, even though she did not agree with the hunters actions. I completely agree with her on her decision. I would always pick a humans life over an animals.
I agree more with Midgly's beliefs than I do with Kohaks. Midgly is much easier to understand plus to me it is more humane. I am curious to hear more how Midgly thinks about humans and animals, and also to hear what her beliefs are.
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