What is the main argument in "The trolley problem and what it really tests"?

Why switching feels fine and pushing does not. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy provides academic depth on this topic.

Ethics Intermediate

The trolley problem and what it really tests

Why switching feels fine and pushing does not.

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Categorical imperative
Kant's test for moral actions: act only according to rules you could wish to be universal laws.
Deontology
A family of ethical theories that judge actions by their conformity to rules or duties, not by consequences.
Eudaimonia
Aristotle's term for human flourishing — living and acting well, not merely feeling good.
Existentialism
A movement holding that existence precedes essence: we are not born with a fixed nature, so we must create our own meaning.

: Why switching feels fine and pushing does not. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy provides academic depth on this topic.