Philosophy 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Trolley Problem

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 1020
• Professor: Dennis Klimchuk

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One answer: (i) killing one is worse than letting five die. (so the surgeon may not operate) (i) Bystander has no responsibility in the matter, they are not responsible for the deaths of the individuals. (i) Killing one is worse than letting five die. Kant would not use people as a means to an end no matter how desirable an end it is. Taurek would let nature take its course as the one person has a right to life equally as much as the other people.