cover of episode David Edmonds, “Would You Kill the Fat Man?” (Princeton UP, 2014)

David Edmonds, “Would You Kill the Fat Man?” (Princeton UP, 2014)

2014/3/1
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The trolley problem is a staple of contemporary moral philosophy.  It centers around two scenarios involving a runaway trolley.  In the first, a trolley is barreling down a track without any brakes; off in the distance five people are tied to the track.  If you do nothing, they will be...