I, Trolley: Self-Redirection and Hybrid Trolley Cases

Dustin Locke

Utilitas, 2021, vol. 33, issue 4, 458-473

Abstract: While it is permissible to switch the trolley in the classic Switch case, it is not permissible to push the stranger in the classic Footbridge (aka, ‘Push’) case. But what may we do in cases that offer both a ‘switch-like’ option and a ‘push-like’ option? Surprisingly, we may choose the push-like option, provided that it has better consequences than the switch-like option. We arrive at this conclusion by taking ourselves seriously – not just as agents who might redirect threats – but as threats who might be redirected by agents.

Date: 2021
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