Footbridge Essays

hypothetical trolley scenarios. The Switch and Footbridge versions of the trolley problem are different but both present the choice to save five people and kill one, or kill five people and save one. In both cases, a trolley is going down a railway, and on its way there are five people tied to the rails, trapped. In order to stop it in switch case you can pull switch and put trolley on different path with one person tied up there. In the footbridge

Giverny). In 1893 on his property in Giverny, France, Monet decided to cultivate a Japanese-inspired water garden that included a footbridge over a pond (Brettell). This garden and the Japanese footbridge became the subjects of several works of art, such as The Japanese Bridge (The Water-Lily Pond: Water Irises), completed in 1900. This particular painting of the footbridge has an asymmetrical composition featuring the dirt path leading to the bridge from the side. Asymmetrical

so making the decision to sacrifice one life to save the five is one may find the decision relatively easy. Nonetheless a Kantian would not pull the leaver and intentionally kill the one person to save the five and would not push the man off the footbridge to stop the trolley. Kant argues that morality is based on practical reasoning is not principle of utility or laws of nature. The will is nothing other than practical reason. If reason determines the will without fail, then the actions of such a

As the author mentioned, this dilemma puts Mill’s Utilitarianism against Kant’s Formalism. Utilitarianism is satisfied as the sacrifice of the life of one person to save the lives of five others produces the greatest good for the greatest amount of people, and would occur in both cases. On the other hand, Kant’s Duty-Based Ethics expresses that “each person’s conscience imposes an absolute categorical imperative on the person to follow those courses of action that would be acceptable as universal

one way to save these five people from death. That way is by hitting a switch that will force the trolley onto an another set of tracks. Doing so will save the five people, but it will kill one person. In the second dilemma, you are on a footbridge. This footbridge is between the approaching trolley and the five people. In this dilemma, there is only one way to save the five people. That way is by pushing a large stranger standing next to you off of the bridge. The five people will be

Utilitarianism states that an act is right or wrong if it has the best balance of pleasure over pain among the available acts. This theory was developed by Jeremy Bentham, he believed that we need to be most worried about how much pleasure and/or pain our actions cause. In addition, J.S. Mill developed a highly influential version of Utilitarianism after breaking away from Jeremy Bentham, who was his teacher. Mill’s Utilitarianism is focused around the greatest happiness principle which states that

In the poem "Directions", Billy Collins uses a hike through nature as an extended metaphor to describe the journey of life. The parental figure in the poem describes how the child is familiar with “the brick path in back of the house”. This child can envision the path from the comfort of his “kitchen window", but does not truly recognize how dangerous that journey is. The speaker is trying to prepare him for the dangers "if [he] leaves the path", and makes his own choices. While encountering "a heap

turned into relaxation and exhibition areas to teach everyone the rich history of the city. Such radio waves crossing the air, several winding paths criss-cross through the park allow you to reach an end or another and transform the site into a footbridge between the city centre and Chelmer village. Follow one of them, you will arrive in a more vegetalise place which also have an educational purpose: the playscape. This area uses various natural elements and the landscape itself to provide children

turning the switch. By doing so, he can save five people, but result in one person who is tied to the track in another direction to be killed. The other case, called the fat man case, introduced by Thomson (1985), is about pushing a fat man from a footbridge, who is substantial enough to stop the trolley. Then, the fat man gets killed. To deal with these dilemmas, utilitarianism and duty ethics theories should be taken into account. For a utilitarian decision maker, who will attempt to maximize the

As a company, or an organization, ages the ethical standpoint of that enterprise can move and adjust to the surrounding climate. Ethics can even be challenged or vastly changed simply by altering the viewpoint of a problem slightly, even when the final outcome is the same. The greatest example of this challenging of ethical standpoints of a person, with only a small altering of viewpoints, can be seen in the “Trolley Problem” first outlined by philosopher Philippa Foot. In Foot’s original ethical

Authors often use symbolism, which is used to make an object represent something else that is greater or deeper than its literal meaning, and motifs, which are ideas that are repeated to contribute to the development the theme, in order to write a great novel. The author of the novel A Separate Peace, John Knowles, utilizes nature symbols and motifs in order to acknowledge the differences in characteristics of the two protagonists, Gene and Phineas. Knowles forms a contrast between the two major

Pools and Fools The John Muir Trail starts at the footbridge and then goes right where The Mist Trail goes left. The John Muir Trail runs parallel to The Mist Trail once it gets past its switchbacks and travels along the rim of the falls. It is a horse trail, so you never know who will be hiking. The other end of the John Muir Trail is at the portal on Mount Whitney in the Alabama Hills. Once we got to the top, the area opened up and we were surrounded by smooth granite boulders that were made

for you. When you want to get away from the beach and have some family fun, this miniature golf course is the perfect place to do so. At this award-winning theme park setting miniature golf course, you can play miniature golf through caves, over footbridges, and under cascading waterfalls among a backdrop of flowing water, extraordinary landscaping, and enchanting pirate folklore. This is a high-clearance bridge on the Halifax River that is great to visit and take a stroll while enjoying the gorgeous

“We all say not war, we are all for justice and peace. But sometimes in order to maintain peace, armed action is necessary. But we hope it won’t be the case"-by Silvio Bersuconi. This quote was said by former Italian Prime Minister who spoke about war. War has been a problem since human was created on this planet. War is a part of history and it is still going on. World War I and II, Cold War, Civil War in Somalia, Afghanistan, many wars has happen and still going on. And all the war expect

Chapter 3 – Socializing your puppy What does socialization mean? It means learning to become part of society. When we speak of socializing our puppies, it means assisting them to be comfortable as a pet involved within the society of human beings. This human society includes people of different types, environment, noises, sight, smells, different animals and other dogs. Socialization may not be a concept, but it is one of the most vital things you can do for your puppy. It is important to expose

Hieronymus Bosch was one of the most influential painters of the fifteenth century, whose works are famous even after five centuries after his death. The artist spent his career in the town of Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. Bosch’s famous painting, Garden of Earthly Delights, is one of the most oracular pictures, which captivated and puzzled the audience since the inception of the picture. Garden of Earthly Delights is a large triptych and a conversational piece, never intended for religious setting

2013, and director George Mount set the play in 1953, which modified the set, costumes, and music (Shurgot “Seattle” 489, 490). Whereas WKU simply had palm trees behind the wall, Messina’s coast was emphasized through a canal with sailboats and footbridge. Hero and Beatrice swam in the canal, and in the deception scenes, the boats and sails were utilized. Benedick walked in the canal and stood in a boat while listening, until he fell into the water, which Michael Shurgot said, “‘cleansed’ [him] of

Introduction: Southern New Jersey is home to an area of vast forests which are federally protected by the American Government. This area is known as the Pinelands, and it consists of many different plants, trees, and animals. Here in the Pinelands, all of these different species intertwine with one another, essentially needing one another in order to thrive and survive. Over the years, scientists have begun studying these relationships, today we know this as Ecology. In this particular lab,

Jon Krakauer wrote many books in his life, and he bases many of his books on his own experiences as a mountaineer. A majority of his books are nonfiction and have become very popular. That could be said because of his writing style and how he draws people in with his way of words. His most well-known book is Into Thin Air, which recalls about a journey of his during a Mount Everest Expedition which resulted in a disaster that included many deaths. Jon Krakauer’s personal account of the 1996 Mount

Engineers are an essential part of military strategy and have been integral in many conflicts that have been observed throughout military history. During World War II, the engineers played a crucial in the success of the amphibious and land attacks. The Army Engineers that supported (mobility, counter-mobility, survivability, general engineering, & geospatial engineering) allowed for successful landings as well as a consistent forward movement towards the Empire of Japan. The culmination of Engineers