The trolley problem is a staple of discussions about ethics. The basic version is very simple: A trolley is barreling down a track toward a group of five people who remain blissfully unaware of their ...

Ugh, I hate ethical questions like this, because they always describe situations that would never happen in real life without a million other conditions that no ethical test could ever account for.

I imagine you’re all familiar with the concept of the Trolley Problem. You know the ethics-minefield thought experiment, right? A trolley barrels down railway tracks, hurtling towards five people. You ...

Superhero stories are well known for their high stakes, which in the best cases have interesting moral dimensions as well. Such is the case when heroes confront a tragic dilemma, one from which they ...

Before describing the “trolley problem,” I should note that the moral dilemma it poses has elicited a variety of responses. Michael Sandel, professor of philosophy at Harvard University, began a ...

The big thinkers at Aperture analyze the ethical dilemmas behind the classic trolley problem. Winter weather warning as 40 inches of snow to hit—travel "impossible" ...

A lot of people in the US seem willing to throw themselves under the trolley to save themselves from wearing a mask. Click to expand... More accurately, they're willing to let the trolley roll over ...