Killing One Person in Order to Save Five by Throwing

question 25

Multiple Choice

Killing one person in order to save five by throwing a switch that diverts a runaway trolley is judged as more morally acceptable than killing one person in order to save five by pushing a stranger directly into the path of the oncoming trolley. This best illustrates that moral judgments may reflect

• A) post conventional reasoning.
• B) gut-level intuitions.
• C) stranger anxiety.
• D) formal operational thought.

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