The Kamm Poll
Introducing…the Kamm Poll! As it is well known, Kamm tests and develops her theories and principles by means of intuitive judgments about cases. As we read Intricate Ethics, if there is a particular...
View ArticleThe Loop Case Poll
Here’s another case on which you can vote. It came from Judith Jarvis Thomson’s 1985 article “The Trolley Problem.” The Loop Case: A trolley is headed toward five people, and it can be redirected onto...
View ArticleThe Switches and Skates Case Poll
The Switches and Skates Case: By sheer accident, an empty trolley, nobody aboard, is starting to roll down a certain track. Now, if you DO NOTHING ABOUT the situation, your FIRST OPTION [sic], then, in...
View ArticleThe Overseas Case Poll
The Overseas Case is from Peter Singer, as is the The Pond Case: I am walking past a shallow pond and see a child drowning in it. If I wade in and pull the child out, my $500 suit will be ruined. See,...
View ArticleThe Near-Then-Far Case Poll
Here’s a case from Frances Kamm which we have discussed previously: The Near-Then-Far Case: You are passing near a child drowning in a pond, a child whom you are able to help. But, through no fault of...
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