This episode is about STRANDED CANNIBALS -- specifically the Donner Party and the Dudley Stevens case. Strange coincidences, ethical questions, never bringing a whip to a knife fight, mutinies and shipwrecks, deserts and mountains, starvation, death, and feats of strength and heroism. And cannibals. Episode Guide (for those who want to avoid philosophy. Or history.) 00:00 to 06:49 Considerations 06:49 to 20:20 The Dudley and Stevens case and “The Law of the Sea” 20:20 to 30:30 Screed: Consequentialism, Rules, and Stranded Cannibals 30:30 to END  The Donner Party    

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