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The Trolley Problem and the Dropping of Atomic Bombs
- Author(s):
- Masahiro Morioka (see profile)
- Date:
- 2017
- Group(s):
- Philosophy
- Subject(s):
- Ethics, Philosophy, Politics and government, Social sciences, Sociology
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Politics
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M62B4Q
- Abstract:
- In this paper, the ethical and spiritual aspects of the trolley problem are discussed in connection with the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. First, I show that the dropping of atomic bombs was a typical example of the events that contained the logic of the trolley problems in their decision-making processes and justifications. Second, I discuss five aspects of “the problem of the trolley problem;” that is to say, “Rarity,” “Inevitability,” “Safety Zone,” “Possibility of Becoming a Victim,” and “Lack of Perspective of the Dead Victims Who Were Deprived of Freedom of Choice,” in detail. Third, I argue that those who talk about the trolley problem are automatically placed in the sphere of the expectation of response on the spiritual level. I hope that my contribution will shed light on the trolley problem from a very different angle, which has not been made by our fellow philosophers.
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- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
- License:
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