The trolley problem is a story philosophers often use to get people thinking about ethics and their obligations to others. Traditionally, the problem has us imagine we are an onlooker standing next to ...

Ugh, I hate ethical questions like this, because they always describe situations that would never happen in real life without a million other conditions that no ethical test could ever account for.

Have you ever heard of the trolley problem? It’s a thought experiment that puts the subject at the scene of an impending disaster. A runaway trolley careens toward five people ruthlessly tied to the ...

Rejoice, or suffer, as Trolley Problem, Inc. barrels onto Steam on April 21. If you love being shamed for your moral choices, it will start at $10.99 (or local equivalent). It’s also part of the ...