Trolley Problem, or Would You Throw the Fat Guy off the Bridge? A Philosophical Conundrum

Name: Trolley Problem, or Would You Throw the Fat Guy off the Bridge? A Philosophical Conundrum
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ISBN: 9780761175131

ISBN-10: 076117513X

ISBN-13: 9780761175131

Edition: 2013

Authors: Thomas Cathcart

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A trolley is careering out of control. Up ahead are five workers. On a spur to the right stands a single individual. And you’re a bystander holding a switch that could divert the trolley. Should you let events unfold and watch as the trolley plows into the five? Or intervene—pull the switch, killing the one? This ethical conundrum—based on British philosopher Philippa Foot’s 1967 thought experiment, the Trolley Problem—has inspired decades of lively argument around the world. Simple, provocative, even a little whimsical, it’s a perfect conversation starter.Now Thomas Cathcart, coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar, brings his sharp intelligence,…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/2/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Size: 5.50" wide x 7.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English