domain | sketchplanations.com |
summary | The Trolley Problem is a moral dilemma that tests an individual's decision-making process in the face of difficult ethical choices. It involves being the driver of a runaway trolley with no brakes, forced to choose between two equally bad outcomes: killing one person by not intervening or killing many people by switching the tracks. This scenario has been used as a basis for discussing more complex issues of morality and justice in various contexts, such as abortion, utilitarianism, deontology, and the Prisoner's Dilemma.
In Michael Sandel's course and book, Justice, he discusses the Trolley Problem along with other moral dilemmas to help individuals learn how to reason about difficult questions of ethics and morality. The original papers on the Trolley Problem by Philippa Foot and Judith Jarvis Thomson are also available for reading.
The Front Page Test is another concept that relates to the Trolley Problem, as it helps examine how individuals evaluate and respond to ethical dilemmas based on their moral values and principles. Equality and equity are other related ideas that can be applied in understanding the various aspects of the Trolley Problem. |
title | Sketchplanations - Simplifying complex ideas in sketches |
description | Sketchplanations explains the world one sketch at a time. Discover clear, simple sketches that break down ideas from science, creativity, psychology, and more. Explore recent sketches, search for topics, and share your favourites. Start here. |
keywords | more, people, murphys, trolley, chiasmus, problem, will, have, wrong, ideas, rule, five, example, grandmas, fahrenheit, celsius, examples |
upstreams |
|
downstreams |
|
nslookup | A 76.76.21.21 |
created | 2025-08-11 |
updated | 2025-09-01 |
summarized | 2025-09-01 |
|
|