Thomson claims that if a trolley driver refuses to steer the runaway trolley onto a side track, and because of this the trolley runs over five people, the driver merely lets the five die. True False

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Matilda Casey

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13 January, 11:15

Thomson claims that if a trolley driver refuses to steer the runaway trolley onto a side track, and because of this the trolley runs over five people, the driver merely lets the five die. True False

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Jason · Answer 1

Answer:true

Explanation:

This is a moral dilemma of the Trolley Driver case because it relies on

whether it is better to let five die than to act and bring about one person's death.

In the Trolley Driver case, what happens if the driver turns the trolley?

One person is killed.

Hence in this case it a matter of choosing the less devastating or traumatic situation it would be better to save 5 people and have only one person die, it is a less traumatic situation.

Majority rules over minority.