ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a thought experiment inspired by the work of Philippa Foot. Most people's intuition is that they would think it is morally acceptable to pull the lever. It is a simple decision; one has to make a choice between five children dying and two children dying. If there is no other option then the right action is the one that saves the most people. So he/she ought to pull the lever to divert the tram. The chapter presents some questions related to Philippa Foot's trolley problem. The questions are intended to get the philosophy students thinking about the problem. They have used these kinds of questions in seminars as the questions set for seminars, so they also think that they can be used to spark conversation and discussion. The chapter also gives a cursory sketch of some of the ways in which philosophers have responded to the thought experiment.
