2/ The trolley problem

Introduction

Questions :

1. What is the trolley problem? Describe the situation and the choice you have to make.
2. What are the two variations of the trolley problem presented in the video?
3. Why do we react differently in the two variations? Is it justified?
4. What is utilitarianism?
5. Which new technologies could make the trolley problem a real-world dilemma?

The trolley problem experiment in real life

1. What are the different reactions?
2. Do you think that a thought experiment and a real-life experiment are different?
3. What do you think of this experiment? What moral dilemma does this experiment raise?

Autonomous cars

The ethical dilemma of self-driving cars

Moral Machine

http://moralmachine.mit.edu/

Essay

1. What are the benefits of autonomous cars?
2. What are the possible issues?
3. What do you think? Should autonomous cars be allowed?

Bonus

A two-year-old's solution to the trolley problem