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This document appears to be page 299 of an academic text titled 'Morality Games,' likely included in evidence files. It discusses the moral philosophy of omission versus commission, using the historical tragedy of the ship *Struma* (1942) as an example. The text further explores this distinction using game theory models (Nash equilibria, Coordination Game) based on research by DeScioli, Bruening, and Kurzban.

People (6)

Name Role Context
Spranca Researcher/Author
Cited regarding ethics and lying (1991)
Minsk Researcher/Author
Cited regarding ethics and lying (1991)
Baron Researcher/Author
Cited regarding ethics and lying (1991)
DeScioli Researcher/Author
Cited regarding game theory model (2011)
Bruening Researcher/Author
Cited regarding game theory model (2011)
Kurzban Researcher/Author
Cited regarding game theory model (2011)

Organizations (2)

Name Type Context
British authorities
Controlled Palestine in 1942; denied permission for Struma passengers to disembark.
House Oversight Committee
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015511'

Timeline (1 events)

1942
Sinking of the Struma
Black Sea / Turkey
Jewish refugees British authorities Russian submarine

Locations (3)

Location Context
Location of the port where the Struma was towed.
Destination of Jewish refugees in 1942.
Hostile waters where the Struma was torpedoed.

Relationships (1)

DeScioli Co-Authors Kurzban
Cited together as 'DeScioli, Bruening, and Kurzban (2011)'

Key Quotes (4)

"Why don’t we consider it murder to let someone die that we could have easily saved?"
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"This extreme example illustrates a general phenomenon: that people have a tendency to assess harmful commissions... as worse... than equally harmful omissions."
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"Crucially, though, the British did not torpedo the ship themselves or otherwise execute passengers—an act of commission that they and their superiors would undoubtedly have found morally reprehensible."
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"Moral condemnation can be less costly when others also condemn..."
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