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The Trolley Problem: An Interactive Ethical Dilemma

Run the classic trolley problem in 3D: set the size of each group on the tracks, pull the lever before the switch point, and watch the utilitarian and deontological accounting of the outcome update live.

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Philosophy's most famous thought experiment, rendered as a real 3D scene you can run over and over. Set how many people stand on the straight track and how many stand on the side branch, choose whether to pull the lever before the trolley reaches the switch, and watch the outcome — and the utilitarian lives-saved count — update live. A collapsible section walks through the actual moral calculus: the consequentialist rule that minimizes deaths, and the act/omission distinction that makes deontologists treat "pulling a lever" and "letting it happen" as different acts even when the arithmetic is identical.

⚙ Under the hood

Run the classic trolley problem in 3D: set how many people stand on each track, pull the lever before the switch point, and watch the utilitarian lives-saved count and the act/omission distinction play out live.

philosophyethicstrolley-problemutilitarianismdecision-making

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install