That's not a categorical objection exactly.

确切说这不算绝对的否定
It's saying everybody has to be counted as an equal

基本观点是众生皆平等
even though at the end of the day,

虽然不得已之时
one can be sacrificed for the general welfare.

为了大众的福祉个体还是可以被牺牲的
That leaves us with another question to investigate.

这又引发了另外一个问题
Why does agreement to a certain procedure, even a fair procedure,

为什么只要经过了特定程序公平的程序
justify whatever result flows from the operation of that procedure?

不管任何结果都可以视为正当呢
Question number two.

此为问题二
And question number three,

至于问题三
the basic idea of consent. Kathleen got us on to this.

就是征得同意的观点凯思琳提到的
If the cabin boy had agreed himself,

如果派克是自己同意的
and not under duress, as was added,

而不是被迫的正如这位补充的