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. Using thescenario of the army surgeon operating on a healthy person, respondto the ethical dilemma using Virtue Ethics. Be certain to identifythe 2 vices and the mean of this specific dilemma.
