A runaway trolley is speeding along a track to which five people are tied, up ahead. I am standing next to a lever that, if pulled, would divert the trolley to a track where only one person is tied.

Think quickly: You are a bystander witnessing a runaway trolley that is careening toward five workers. You have just two choices: One, pull a switch diverting the trolley onto another track, where one ...

Eminent domain can be understood through the Trolley Problem, which is a philosophical thought experiment. The government can take private land and property for public use through eminent domain in ...

Trolleys in the center of Prague, Czechia. Credit: Martyn Jandula, via Shutterstock. If you’re a casual student of ethics—or just even just a fan of the television show The Good Place—you’ve most ...