Heinz dilemma

English Etymology 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.en Heinz dilemma APA Dictionary of Psychology https://web.archive.org/web/20220118130622/https://dictionary.apa.org/heinz-dilemma Washington, D.C. w:American Psychological Association 19 April 2018. Proper noun A thought experiment in ethics, involving a dilemma of whether saving a life justifies theft or other illegal activities. en 2004 Ananta Kumar Giri Creative Social Research: Rethinking Theories and Methods Lexington Books 9780739107836 93 http://books.google.com/books?id=aqcLGoYfGD4C&pg=PA93&dq=%22Heinz+dilemma%22&hl=&cd=10&source=gbs_api This study of the Heinz dilemma has led to the literature on the ethics of care. The Heinz dilemma is about a man who considers stealing a drug that he cannot afford to buy in order to save the life of his wife. See also en trolley problem References Further reading en eponyms en Ethics