![]() If you change the trolley’s direction, it will hit a different group of people.Ī) You see five people on the track. You, seeing this, have the option to flick a switch to change the direction of the trolley.Ĥ. A trolley is out of control hurtling down some tracks.ģ. There are myriad different trolley problems, all variants on this basic structure:ġ. Trolley problems (propagated by, amongst others, Philippa Foot) are a mainstay of ethical thought. Today, we will learn about “Act Utilitarianism.” It is called this because it contains one central moral direction: “to act in the way that will achieve the greatest good for the greatest number of people.” To illustrate, we are going to explore so-called “Trolley Problems.” ![]() Episode #3 of the course Thinking morally: An introduction to utilitarianism by Jack Coulson
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