The Trolley Problem True/False

The Trolley Problem
. The trolley problem is whether it is better to act to kill one person or let five people die by not acting.

. Thomson says that most people think it is morally permissible to turn the trolley and kill one person.

. In the fat man case, you imagine that you could save five lives by killing the fat man.

. Thomson's question in this essay is why we should feel differently about the two trolley stories.

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