Name the Theory
This consequentialist theory posits that ethical actions are those that minimize pain and fear
What is Hedonism
The philosopher proposed the Allegory of the Cave.
Who is Plato?
This British philosopher proposed the original trolley problem.
Who is Philippa Foot?
This group of theories is primarily concerned with the consequences of actions.
What are consequentialist theories?
This response to The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas discusses the difficulties and necessity of activism.
What is The Ones Who Stay and Fight?
This theory was being criticized by Ursula Le Guin in The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas.
What is Utilitarianism
This philosopher is the author of the phrase 'Cogito ergo sum'.
Who is René Descartes?
This variant of the trolley problem was proposed by J.J. Thompson and asks the reader to think about intentions and their direct connection to the act by removing the lever and replacing it with person.
This group of theories primarily focuses not on actions, but on the actor.
What is virtue ethics?
This person is known as the creator of The Twilight Zone.
Who is Rod Serling?
This ideal is used as the basis for virtue in Aristotle's ethics.
What is the golden mean?
This philosopher created the first trolley problem variants in "Killing, Letting Die, and the Trolley Problem".
Who is Judith Jarvis Thomson?
Robert Nozick proposed this thought experiment about a machine that could simulate a perfect reality. Rather than pulling a lever, you can choose to plug in or not.
What is the Experience Machine?
As long as you are trying to uphold your moral duty, you are acting ethically, according to which theory group?
What is deontology?
This famous satire offered a solution to famine and overpopulation in England.
What is A Modest Proposal?
This theory is represented by one horn of the Euthyphro Dilemma, which states, 'Good is what is loved by the gods'.
What is relativism?
This student of Plato founded the Peripatetic school.
Who is Aristotle?
The original trolley problem was used as an example to show what claim?
What is 'abortion is always wrong' OR
What is 'killing is worse than letting die'
Theories in this group tend to be aretaic rather than deontic.
What is virtue ethics?
While often interpreted as supporting Ayn Rand's objectivism, this short story was intended to be about the dangers of totalitarianism.
What is Harrison Bergeron?
This was the name of the theory that Kant proposed to unify the empiricist & rationalist schools of philosophy.
What is Transcendental Idealism or the 'transcendental synthesis'
This Greek philosopher carried a lantern in the daylight, claiming to be searching for a single virtuous person.
Who is Diogenes the Cynic?
This variant is intended to show that factors like professional duties can impact the ethics of a choice, even when the outcomes remain equal.
What is The Transplant Surgeon
This is what separates a 'grand theory' from a theory.
What is a metric of judgment?
This short story was parodied by Douglas Adams in The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy in the form of Deep Thought, the supercomputer that propsed the 'ultimate answer' to life the universe, and everything was "42".
What is The Last Question?