This thought experiment is mainly used to test our duties to help people in need.
The Drowning Child
How many people are on the side track, in the Trolley Problem?
1
What might happen if too many people are allowed onto the lifeboat?
The lifeboat might sink.
Where is Mr Regalo originally from?
Melbourne
This thought experiment is used to explore whether the self can be known without the body or senses.
Floating Man
What item is at risk of being ruined in Singer’s drowning child thought experiment?
Shoes
Which senses does the floating man lack?
All of them
What classroom do we usually have our lessons in?
TC4
This thought experiment is used to raise doubt about knowledge gained through the senses.
Evil Demon
What would the floating man still know, according to Avicenna?
Awareness of the self
Which source of knowledge does Descartes especially doubt?
Senses
No
This thought experiment tests whether it is morally acceptable to sacrifice one to save many.
Trolley Problem
How many people in the are in the water asking to be saved, in the Lifeboat thought experiment?
100
True or false: Singer thinks distance should change the nature of our moral obligations.
When is the thought experiments test?
Next Monday
This thought experiment is mainly about scarcity, limits, and responsibility.
What famous phrase is linked to Descartes’ conclusion?
I think, therefore I am.
What can the bystander pull to change the trolley’s direction?
A switch/lever
What is the fourth option to the Lifeboat?
Sacrificing yourself like a heroooooo