Two year old's solution to the trolley problem.

[Mike Honcho 4,009]

 

The “trolley problem” is one of the most famous thought experiments in philosophy. In the classic version of the problem, a train is barreling down a track at five people. You’re in position to throw a switch, diverting the train to another track where it would only hit one person. So here’s your choice: Should you let the five people die, or make an active choice to kill the one person?

 

The basic idea is to test your feelings about killing versus letting die: whether intentions or outcomes matter. It’s generally used to help freshman philosophy students understand the difference between two major ethical theories, consequentialism and Kant-inspired deontology.

 

 

[RLLD 3,455]

All the people being stupid are expendable.

[wiffleball 4,631]

n moral philosophy, deontological ethics or deontology (from Greek δέον, deon, "obligation, duty"[1]) is the normative ethical theory that the morality of an action should be based on whether that action itself is right or wrong under a series of rules, rather than based on the consequences of the action.[2]

 

 

Thanks. I like learning new stuff. And this one is particularly applicable right now.

[wiffleball 4,631]

Gotta remember this.

 

 

 

Zookeeper. Intent.

[Alias Detective 1,179]

Bear hunters are faced with this often.

 

Kill momma and cubs die of starvation or kill the baby cub?

[penultimatestraw 473]

The Final Solution, or Trolleycaust.

[penultimatestraw 473]

n moral philosophy, deontological ethics or deontology (from Greek δέον, deon, "obligation, duty"[1]) is the normative ethical theory that the morality of an action should be based on whether that action itself is right or wrong under a series of rules, rather than based on the consequences of the action.[2]

 

 

Thanks. I like learning new stuff. And this one is particularly applicable right now.

Especially regarding autonomous motor vehicles.

[frank 2,144]

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