trolley problem
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The trolley problem is a famous ethical thought experiment that explores moral dilemmas about sacrificing one life to save many, widely used in discussions of utilitarianism and moral philosophy.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12317977 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: trolley problem Context triple: [Philippa Foot, notableIdea, trolley problem]
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A.
The Trolley Conductor
The Trolley Conductor is a central comic character from the early 20th-century newspaper strip "Toonerville Folks," known for operating the rickety Toonerville Trolley with humorous mishaps and eccentric charm.
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B.
Fragen der Ethik
Fragen der Ethik is a philosophical work by Moritz Schlick that examines the foundations and nature of ethical judgments within the framework of logical empiricism.
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C.
kingdom of ends
The kingdom of ends is Immanuel Kant’s ethical ideal of a moral community in which all rational beings legislate and follow universal moral laws while treating each other always as ends in themselves, never merely as means.
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D.
categorical imperative
The categorical imperative is Immanuel Kant’s central moral principle that commands universally applicable duties based on reason alone, regardless of personal desires or consequences.
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E.
consequentialism
Consequentialism is an ethical theory that judges the rightness or wrongness of actions solely by their outcomes or consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: trolley problem Target entity description: The trolley problem is a famous ethical thought experiment that explores moral dilemmas about sacrificing one life to save many, widely used in discussions of utilitarianism and moral philosophy.
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A.
The Trolley Conductor
The Trolley Conductor is a central comic character from the early 20th-century newspaper strip "Toonerville Folks," known for operating the rickety Toonerville Trolley with humorous mishaps and eccentric charm.
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B.
Fragen der Ethik
Fragen der Ethik is a philosophical work by Moritz Schlick that examines the foundations and nature of ethical judgments within the framework of logical empiricism.
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C.
kingdom of ends
The kingdom of ends is Immanuel Kant’s ethical ideal of a moral community in which all rational beings legislate and follow universal moral laws while treating each other always as ends in themselves, never merely as means.
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D.
categorical imperative
The categorical imperative is Immanuel Kant’s central moral principle that commands universally applicable duties based on reason alone, regardless of personal desires or consequences.
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E.
consequentialism
Consequentialism is an ethical theory that judges the rightness or wrongness of actions solely by their outcomes or consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.