The moral dilemma goes like this. Brilliant transplant surgeon has five patients in need of a different organ. Would the doctor be right to kill the young man to save his five patients? What about the families of these guys against one piece of bad? That's got to be a bargain, hasn't it? A psychopath with an IQ of 160 said his exact words were, I can see where the problem lies. If all you're doing is simply playing the numbers game, it's a fucking no brainer, isn't it? You kill the guy and save the other five. It's utilitarianism on crack. The trick's not to think about it too much. if I was the doctor
The Wisdom of Psychopaths author Kevin Dutton rejoins us to discuss how we can tell if we're psychopaths and why it might not be such a bad thing.
What We Discuss with Kevin Dutton:
- What's the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath?
- Society focuses on the negative qualities of psychopathy. But what are the upsides?
- What career niches do psychopaths tend toward (and which ones should they avoid)?
- Can children be psychopaths?
- How can you tell if you're a psychopath? (Take the two-minute quiz beginning at 14:39 and post your result and occupation on Twitter tagging @therealdrkev).
- And much more...
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