45: The Trolley Problem: Part 1

from Egg Timer Philosophy · host Eric Roark

Imagine you are conducting a trolley and the break gets stuck. If you do nothing the trolley will kill five workman on your path. But you can quickly switch tracks where the trolley will kill one person. Should you pull the lever and switch tracks? That's the question on this episode of the egg timer. Send over your thoughts, questions or ideas for future episodes to: [email protected] Image Attribution: By 04_15_09_162xp_-_Flickr_-_drewj1946.jpg: Drew Jacksich from San Jose, CA, The Republic of Californiaderivative work: Bruce1ee - This file was derived from: 04 15 09 162xp - Flickr - drewj1946.jpg:, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19584033

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