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Every life is an end in and of itself – All lives are infinitely valuable, the only ethical option is to maximize the number saved

Cummisky 96 (David, professor of philosophy at Bates, “Kantian Consequentialism”, p. 131) 

Finally, even if one grants that ...with dignity who are saved, the better.8

Extinction destroys all human aspiration – Claims to outweigh it destroy value to life

Schell 82 (Jonathan, Visiting professor of liberal studies at Harvard University, “Fate of the Earth”)

For the generations that now have ...he future generations, and let human life go on. 

Utilitarianism is key to morality – Extinction prevents future generation from attaining other values

Nye 86 (Joseph S. 1986; Phd Political Science Harvard. University; Served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs; “Nuclear Ethics” pg. 45-46)

Is there any end that could justify a nuclear war ...topic of both prudential and moral reasoning. 

Dogmatic adherence to principle ensures that their ethic will never be politically useful or change society

Minteer 4 (Ben, Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 17: 131-156, ebsco)

In this paper, we have attempted to provide the outlines of a pragmatic ...and enduring contributions to these critical public processes. 

Calculations Key to ethics – Levinas assumes every other is always already “good,” requires not differentiating between starving children and genocidal dictators

Hägglund, PhD candidate in Comparative Literature at Cornell University, 2006

(Martin, “The Necessity of Discrimination,” Project Muse)

Levinas cannot think these inversions of his own prescriptions ...continued life or violent death.  

EU assistance solves the case

The Tripoli Post 9/2 [“European Union Lifts Sanctions on Libya Imposed Under Al Qathafi” The Tripoli Post. Sep 2, 2011. http://tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=6821]

The formal lifting of the sanctions came a day after the 'Friends of ..., a billion in Germany and 700 million euros in the Netherlands.

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