Many people are probably familiar with the thought experiment known as the trolley problem. In Japan, this problem is referred to as the "torokko" problem. The Japanese word "torokko" means a minecart ...

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.

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 ...

This week, Antoni Gaudí’s curvy cathedrals remind us that straight lines are for mortals, while curves belong to God (and occasionally zoning boards). Then we tackle the trolley problem—imagining ...

A lot of people in the US seem willing to throw themselves under the trolley to save themselves from wearing a mask. Click to expand... More accurately, they're willing to let the trolley roll over ...

I imagine you’re all familiar with the concept of the Trolley Problem. You know the ethics-minefield thought experiment, right? A trolley barrels down railway tracks, hurtling towards five people. You ...

The Italians and Spanish are renowned for their ability to build beautiful cathedrals. We let the French be runners-up, and to my eye, the British churches are too dark.