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Welcome to the XXV World Congress of Philosophy

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Welcome  |  About  |  The 25th Edition  |  Submissions  |  Programme  |  Registration  |  Associated Events  |  Contacts Associated Events PUNISHMENT – 4th International Conference of SAFI MAGGIORI INFORMAZIONI Natura umana, lavoro, storia Marx e i marxismi tra scienza e politica MAGGIORI INFORMAZIONI Convegno internazionale Etica ed estetica MAGGIORI INFORMAZIONI Il male visto e raccontato – Evil Seen e Narrated Presentazione del volume di Gabriele Giannantoni Che cosa ha veramente detto Socrate?
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Allegory of the Trolley Problem, by Philippa Foot - Judith Jarvis Thomson

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Stuff  /  Allegories  /  Allegory of the Trolley Problem ,  Philippa Foot -  Judith Jarvis Thomson The Allegory of the Trolley Problem Imagine you are standing beside some tram tracks. In the distance, you spot a runaway trolley hurtling down the tracks towards five workers who cannot hear it coming. Even if they do spot it, they won’t be able to move out of the way in time. As this disaster looms, you glance down and see a lever connected to the tracks. You realise that if you pull the lever, the tram will be diverted down a second set of tracks away from the five unsuspecting workers. However, down this side track is one lone worker, just as oblivious as his colleagues. So, would you pull the lever, leading to one death but saving five? The trolley problem is a series of thought experiments in ethics and psychology, involving stylized ethical dilemmas of whether to sacrifice one person to save a larger number. Opinions on the ethics of each scenario turn ...
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