Trolleyology Case Study

Trolleyology

In this week video discussion, the main subject is it ok for the trolley to kill five or one individual that are tied to the trolley track. The back ground of the scenario, remains a person is on a footbridge looking down on the unfolding disaster. However, a fat man, a stranger, is standing next to you: if you push him off the bridge, he will topple onto the line and, although he will die, his chunky body will stop the train, saving five lives. The question is, is it permissible to kill one or the five individuals.

From my understanding it is unacceptable to slay anyone life. But acording to the trolley video, it is never permissible to intended to innocence to welfare verses it is permissible to for see that the same number of people dying to pursue to some military objective. Therefore, what would be my option, I would consider slaying the one instead of slaying the five that is tied to the trolley tack.

Prisoner’s Dilemma

My first thoughts, was to confess to the police, but, the video mention a game theory to distinguish who should tell or remain quit. While reviewing this video, they also mention, the first prisoner is a male, and the second prisoner is a female. If prisoner one confess he will receive a lesser time spent in prisoner and prisoner two receive no prison time. If prisoner two confess first, prisoner one should confess as well to receive a lesser time of eight months an piece, this is called a strict dominance idea. Strict dominance will give prisoner one a better pay off then keeping quiet, regardless of what prisoner two say or does. So, in this case, it is better off confessing than keeping quiet to receive a lesser