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S. Kahn. Kant and the trolley / trans. from Engl. A. V. Nekhaev

Authors :
A. V. Nekhaev
Source :
Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность", Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 112-119 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Omsk State Technical University, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education, 2024.

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.

Details

Language :
English, Russian
ISSN :
25420488 and 25417983
Volume :
9
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1abacd08ff004308b0bd885633a3d3d8
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2024-9-2-112-119