Your example of the King who wants you to torture is extreme, and doesnt generalize … you have set up not torturing as a non-negotiable absolute imperative. A more steelmanned case would be compromising on negotiable principles at the behest of society at large.
Your example of the King who wants you to torture is extreme, and doesnt generalize … you have set up not torturing as a non-negotiable absolute imperative. A more steelmanned case would be compromising on negotiable principles at the behest of society at large.