Category Archives: Ethics

On This Day — FBI agents arrest Ted Kaczynski (April 3 1996) [UPDATE : A modern version of the Trolley experiment (Covid-19)]

“Crowding, rapid change and the breakdown of communities have been widely recognized as sources of social problems. But we do not believe they are enough to account for the extent of the problems that are seen today.If the system breaks … Continue reading

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On This Day — FBI agents arrest Ted Kaczynski (April 3 1996) [Ethics & The Trolley Thought Experiment]

“Crowding, rapid change and the breakdown of communities have been widely recognized as sources of social problems. But we do not believe they are enough to account for the extent of the problems that are seen today. If the system … Continue reading

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25 Years Ago — FBI agents arrest Ted Kaczynski [Ethics & The Trolley Thought Experiment]

“Crowding, rapid change and the breakdown of communities have been widely recognized as sources of social problems. But we do not believe they are enough to account for the extent of the problems that are seen today. If the system … Continue reading

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Reading Ted Kaczynski in Brussels [Ethics in the time of Coronavirus]

“Crowding, rapid change and the breakdown of communities have been widely recognized as sources of social problems. But we do not believe they are enough to account for the extent of the problems that are seen today. If the system … Continue reading

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