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Philosophy

The Trolley Problem and Its Variations

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The trolley problem was first introduced by philosopher Philippa Foot in 1967 to explore the moral distinction between killing and letting die.

Why this is interesting

Imagine a runaway trolley is barreling toward five people tied to the track. You can pull a lever to divert it onto a side track—but that track has one person tied to it. What do you do?