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Ethicists have long studied how people make decisions based on their moral beliefs. There's a classic example used by philosophers to test people's responses. It’s called the Trolley Problem. The BBC's Steve Evans shows us how this exercise works, and why the U.S. military is keenly interested in it. |
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Do you divert a runaway trolley and keep it from killing five people, but cause it to kill another person? Do you send an obese man to his death in order to save five others? This, in a nutshell, is the decades-old Trolley Problem. The BBC’s Steve Evans explores its relevance today. | ||||||||
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There are instances when the consequences of moral decision-making are literally matters of life or death. Steve Evans examines how the Trolley Problem is used by surgeons, judges, and students at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in preparation for making responsible split-second decisions.
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