trolley problem

短语

电车难题

词形变化

trolley problems 复数 trolley problems

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A type of thought experiment in ethics and psychology, involving ethical dilemmas of whether to sacrifice one person to save a larger number.

    电车难题

词源

Coined by American philosopher Judith Thomson. The problems usually involve deciding whom to save from an approaching trolley that can be diverted but not stopped.

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