Philippa Foot | The Trolley Problem's Creator

The Trolley Problem is arguably the most famous thought experiment in all of philosophy. Despite its widespread recognition, not many people know its context nor its creator.
The Trolley Problem was created by the philosopher Philippa Foot in her essay The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of the Double Effect. Here, Foot looks at the doctrine of the double effect which wants to distinguish between intended effects and foreseeable but unintended effects. In regards to the Trolley Problem, it's not the driver's intent to kill anyone, but it's foreseeable that one will die for the intent of saving 5 others. Foot draws a further distinction between positive and negative rights and shows how the trolley driver is simply trying to reduce the amount of negative right violations. #philosophy #ethics #moral

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