Would You Kill the Fat Man?: The Trolley Problem and What Your Answer Tells Us about Right and Wrong

by David Edmonds

Book Overview

From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein's Poker, a fascinating tour through the history of moral philosophy

A runaway train is racing toward five men who are tied to the track. Unless the train is stopped, it will inevitably kill all five men. You are standing on a footbridge looking down on the unfolding disaster. However, a fat man, a stranger, is standing next to you: if you push him off the bridge, he will topple...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691165637
• ISBN13: 9780691165639
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"