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

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.

Keywords

• kant
• trolley problem
• deontology
• kant’s prohibition
• formula of humanity
• categorical imperative