What would you do if you saw a self-driving car hit a person? In Robot Ethics, Mark Coeckelbergh, Professor of Philosophy of Media and Technology at the University of Vienna, posits a trolley problem ...

The definition of an ethical dilemma is quite simple. A matter of two conflicting moral ideas, where both present viable pros and cons. The average joe could rattle off several instances of ethical ...

Before describing the “trolley problem,” I should note that the moral dilemma it poses has elicited a variety of responses. Michael Sandel, professor of philosophy at Harvard University, began a ...

Superhero stories are well known for their high stakes, which in the best cases have interesting moral dimensions as well. Such is the case when heroes confront a tragic dilemma, one from which they ...

Philosophers have long used the “trolley problem” to debate issues in ethics around how we treat others. Reading a recent personal blog by Marc Dubois, Executive Director of MSF UK, on why older ...