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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. 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." ... Strangest Philosophical TheoriesWhen you think of famous philosophical theories, Descartes and his Theory of Innate Ideas or the ideas of Ethical Egoism (that morality aligns with ...
  3. One of the most well known thought experiments in the field of ethics is the "Trolley Problem," which goes something like this: a madman has tied five innocent people to a trolley track. ... The Chinese Room is a famous thought experiment first proposed in the early 1980s by John Searle, a prominent American philosopher. The experiment asks ...
  4. adarshbadri.me

    Apr 19, 2023The Trolley Problem is a famous ethical thought experiment that challenges the ethics of sacrificing one life to save many others. Typically, the hypothetical situation is as follows: You're standing next to a tram track, watching as a runaway tram approaches five people who are chained to the track and unable to escape. However, if you ...
  5. bitglint.com

    Oct 16, 20231. The Trolley Problem - is a series of thought experiments in psychology and physics involving ethical dilemmas of whether to sacrifice one person to save a larger number. it is a highlight of the complexity of moral decision-making that will provoke your thoughts about a scenario that is shown to us to reflect on the value of individual lives versus the greater good.
  6. guides.gccaz.edu

    Oct 16, 2023What If. . .Collected Thought Experiments in Philosophy is a brief collection of over 100 classic and contemporary "thought experiments," each exploring an important philosophical argument. These thought experiments introduce students to the kind of disciplined thought required in philosophy, and awaken their intellectual curiosity.
  7. plato.stanford.edu

    In her thought experiment we are asked to imagine a famous violinist falling into a coma. The society of music lovers determines from medical records that you and you alone can save the violinist's life by being hooked up to him for nine months. ... Jonathan Dancy thinks thought experiments in ethics are circular. Daniel Dennett thinks they use ...
  8. crucialconsiderations.org

    How to use thought experiments is best explained with an example. We will therefore analyze the most famous group of thought experiments in ethics, the so-called Trolley-Problem: Standard Case: An out-of-control trolley is rolling down a slope towards five workers, who are trapped on the tracks. You find yourself standing next to the tracks in ...
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