The Trolley Dilemma and the Art of Making Judgments on Concrete Situations

Trolley cases are widely used in both ethics research and teaching. We investigate the use of trolleys as ‘cases’ i.e. in guiding reflection on right and wrong in individual and concrete - albeit hypothetical - choice situations (so-called dilemmas). There is something elusive about judging individu...

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Authors: Dubbink, Wim 1964- (Author) ; Slegers, Roos (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters 2022
In: Ethical perspectives
Year: 2022, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 313-334
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kant, Immanuel 1724-1804 / Ricœur, Paul 1913-2005 / Trolley-Problem / Dilemma / Moral judgment / Applied ethics
RelBib Classification:NCA Ethics
TJ Modern history
TK Recent history
VA Philosophy
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