Judith Jarvis Thompson, The Trolley Problem - Thompson's Variant Cases - Sadler's Lectures

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This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century philosopher, Judith Jarvis Thompson's article "The Trolley Problem" It focuses specifically on her discussion of the cases Philippa Foot's earlier and original formulation of the trolley problem (including several other related 1-in-place-of-5 dilemmas) set out, examined, and proposed a solution to. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 1500 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler You can get a copy of Judith Jarvis Thomson's The Trolley Problem here - https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6930&context=ylj