On the TV show MASH an army surgeon performed an unnecessaryoperation on a battalion commander to remove him from battle duringthe time he would need to recuperate from the surgery. The surgeondid this because he believed that the commander was over-aggressivewhich resulted in an abnormally high casualty rate among his men. Afellow surgeon counseled the operating surgeon that it is unethicalto operate on a healthy body. However, the operating surgeon felthe was justified because he would probably save the lives of manymen while the commander was recuperating. He believed more goodthan harm would come from performing the operation. To what extenddo you feel each surgeon was right in his moral position. Does thegood end justify the means? Use a specific form of egoism orutilitarianism for each surgeon. Define the term(s) you use in theresponse.
