Trolley Problem: On the Moral Track - Moral and Ethical Philosophy Series | Academy 4 Social Change

The “trolley problem” is a famous thought experiment used to debate the value of a human life and discuss what is the most ethical way to act if one person suddenly has the power to decide the life or death of many others. The classic trolley problem involves deciding between doing nothing and letting a train kill five people or flipping a switch and redirecting the train to kill one person.

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**Think Further Questions:
1. What would you do if you were faced with the trolley problem? Explain your choice.
2. Think about the trolley problem again. What if the five people on the rightmost train track were all strangers to you, but the one person on the leftmost train track was your best friend? Would this change your answer, and if so, why?
3. Can you think of another situation similar to the trolley problem in real life?

**Contents
00:00 - Problem
00:52 - The Explanation
01:17 - Definition of Trolley Problem
01:42 - How It Works
02:43 - So What?

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