The Trolley: a Libertarian Analysis

Author(s)
Block, Walter E.
Keywords
murder
rights
deontology
utilitarianism

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/59428
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http://hdl.handle.net/10077/12224
Abstract
In the trolley case, an individual is faced with killing one man in order to save five equally innocent people. This philosophical conundrum pits deontology (do not murder) against utilitarianism (saving lives). Numerous non-libertarian commentators have weighed in on this challenge. The present paper offers a libertarian analysis of this case.
Date
2016-02-25
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Articolo
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Walter E. Block, "The Trolley: a Libertarian Analysis", in: Etica & Politica / Ethics & Politics, XVII (2015) 2, pp.237-251
1825-5167
http://hdl.handle.net/10077/12224
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