Bibliograph

Would you kill the fat man?, the trolley problem and what your answer tells us about right and wrong, David Edmonds

Type

Label

Would you kill the fat man?, the trolley problem and what your answer tells us about right and wrong, David Edmonds

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-212) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Would you kill the fat man?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

844774254

Responsibility statement

David Edmonds

Sub title

the trolley problem and what your answer tells us about right and wrong

Summary

In this book, David Edmonds, coauthor of the best-selling Wittgenstein's Poker, tells the riveting story of why and how philosophers have struggled with the ethical dilemma posed by the trolley problem. In the process, he provides an entertaining and informative tour through the history of moral philosophy

Table Of Contents

Part I. Philosophy and the trolley : Churchill's dilemma -- Spur of the moment -- The founding mothers -- The seventh son of Count Landulf -- Fat man, loop, and lazy Susan -- Ticking clocks and the sage of Königsberg -- Paving the road to hell -- Morals by numbers -- Part II. Experiments and the trolley : Out of the armchair -- It just feels wrong -- Dudley's choice and the moral instinct -- Part III. Mind and brain and the trolley : The irrational animal -- Wrestling with neurons -- Bionic trolley -- Part IV. The trolley and its critics : A streetcar named backfire -- The terminal -- Appendix : Ten trolleys: a rerun

Classification

Creator