PHI 192 Lecture Notes - Principle Of Double Effect, Trolley Problem

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 192
• Professor: Ben Bradley

Document Summary

Formula of humanity on the trolley-surgeon case: the surgeon treats the healthy patient merely as a means. The bystander does not treat the person on the track merely as a means. If you push him off, you are using him as means, therefore the dde explains why this is morally impermissible. Loop case: you are using the one as a means to save the five. If it is permissible to turn the trolley in this case, then the formula for humanity and the.