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  1. en.wikipedia.org

    Pages in category "Thought experiments in ethics" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aborting black babies to reduce crime; Atheist's wager; B. Bellum omnium contra omnes; Big Book (thought experiment) C.
  2. philsci-archive.pitt.edu

    Companion to Thought Experiments. Abingdon/New York: Routledge. 195-210. - 1 - Thought Experiments in Ethics Georg Brun Georg.Brun@philo.unibe.ch Abstract This chapter suggests a scheme of reconstruction, which explains how scenarios, questions and arguments figure in thought experiments. It then develops a typology of ethical thought
  3. worldatlas.com

    Dec 22, 2023The trolly problem is an ethical thought experiment. It first appeared in philosopher Philippa Foot's 1967 paper, "Abortion and the Doctrine of Double Effect." To start off the thought experiment, imagine you have control of a railway switch. There is an out-of-control trolley headed your way. Up ahead, the tracks of the railway branch into two ...
  4. plato.stanford.edu

    In fact, thought experiments as a method in ethics have their critics (see, e.g., Dancy, 1985 ). Alternatively, they can provide a different version of the same scenario to challenge the conclusion. It is a very intriguing feature of thought experiments that they can be "rethought" (see Bokulich, 2001).
  5. tandfonline.com

    Some ethical thought experiments (such as the veil) can be applied to a variety of moral issues. On the basis of this understanding of thought experiments we highlighted several ways in which the use of thought experiments in experimental ethics can be philosophically relevant. Such studies can in particular inform us about the content of the ...
    Author:Thomas Pölzler, Norbert PauloPublished:2021
  6. academia.edu

    Such supplementary support-including references to the current Coronavirus pandemic-for the ethical thought experiments is intended to enhance teaching and learning in moral education and philosophical ethics at all levels. download Download free PDF View PDF chevron_right. The (Very Needed) Experimental Turn in Ethics ...
  7. philsci-archive.pitt.edu

    This chapter suggests a scheme of reconstruction, which explains how scenarios, questions and arguments figure in thought experiments. It then develops a typology of ethical thought experiments according to their function, which can be epistemic, illustrative, rhetorical, heuristic or theory-internal. Epistemic functions of supporting or refuting ethical claims rely on metaethical assumptions ...
  8. philarchive.org

    Thought Experiments in Ethics, 2021 CONTENTS Preface i Chapter I The Story in Your Head: Tomoceuszkakatiti and Gyugyu 1 Chapter II How Thought Experiments Move Us: The Samaritan and His Neighbours 16 Chapter III What Makes a Thought Experiment? 34 Chapter IV Thought Experiments in Practical Philosophy and Bioethics 75 Chapter V The Experience ...
  9. academic.oup.com

    Counterexample thought experiments (CTEs) play a prominent role in the ethics literature. A wide range of ethics CTEs have a distinctive feature: they feature forced choices with fixed outcomes. This feature matters because, according to a generally accepted understanding of CTEs' role in philosophical methodology, CTEs work by presenting ...
  10. ethicalpsychology.com

    Some ethical thought experiments (such as the veil) can be applied to a variety of moral issues. On the basis of this understanding of thought experiments we highlighted several ways in which the use of thought experiments in experimental ethics can be philosophically relevant. Such studies can in particular inform us about the content of the ...
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