Etymology

Heinz dilemma

Today it means: A thought experiment in ethics, involving a dilemma of whether saving a life justifies theft or other illegal activities. Full definition →

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The story

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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