Jul 23, 2017 · 1 min read
There are bigger nuances to pulling the lever vs. pushing the fat man than what I think you’re acknowledging. Pushing the fat man has problems under a Kantian framework where as pulling the lever doesn’t necessarily have the same issues. Pulling the lever means diverting the train to someone who happens to be on the other track — you’re not using the person to stop the train. Pushing the fat man is using a person as a means to an end.
