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katekoda's review against another edition
4.0
A philosophical whodunnit and should they’ve dunnit. Whimsical and entertaining, not too heavy, quite fun actually.
peppypenguin's review against another edition
4.0
This book is really great because it takes a rather complicated topic of discussion in philosophy and renders it completely understandable for the average person, who can then join the debate themselves. It provided history and good, relevant examples, even if they're a little old. I think it did a fairly good job of remaining unbiased: some will likely consider it as going around in circles but I think it's a good thing that it never settled. If you're interested in ethics and philosophy, I really recommend this one.
conor_macritchie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
professor_of_golden_retrievers's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.5
felinity's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not a philosophy student and never have been, so I'm approaching this as a member of the general public, and from this perspective it's a well-explained introduction to both trolleyology and to some philosophical history. The scenarios are, naturally, thought-provoking, but what I found most interesting about these thought experiments were the variables affecting the decisions: the effect of the weather, gender, geographical location or even scenario order. The overview wasn't limited to psychological issues either - one chapter covers neuroscientists' views and the changes that brain chemistry or injury can make.
sewingcircuits's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
sethlynch's review against another edition
5.0
A very interesting book which looks at the variants of the trolley problem and the philosophies which lie behind the differing approaches to it. As such it servers as an interesting introduction to ethics
thiliol's review
4.0
Letto tutto di un fiato durante il viaggio in treno, davvero un ottimo saggio, interessante e scritto benissimo. Nonostante io e la filosofia non siamo mai andate d'accordo questo libro mi è piaciuto tantissimo