Kant and the trolley

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2024-9-2-112-119

Keywords:

Kant, trolley problem, deontology, Kant’s prohibition, formula of humanity, categorical imperative

Abstract

The article explores the applicability of Kant’s ethics, which prohibited the use people as mere means, in solutions to various Trolley problem scenarios. Based on the distinction between notions ‘using as mere means’ and ‘treating as mere means’, the precise requirements of Kant’s prohibition are reconstructed.

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Author Biography

Andrei Viktorovich Nekhaev, Omsk State Technical University, Omsk, Russia

Doctor of Philosophical
Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of History, Philosophy and Social Communications Department, Omsk State Technical University, Omsk; Professor of Philosophy Department, Tyumen State University, Tyumen; Research Associate of the Laboratory of Logical and Philosophical Studies, Tomsk Scientific Center, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk.

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Published

2024-05-21

How to Cite

Nekhaev А. В., & С. Кан. (2024). Kant and the trolley. Omsk Scientific Bulletin. Series Society. History. Modernity, 9(2), 112–119. https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2024-9-2-112-119

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2024)

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Philosophy

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