[Avodah] train switch conundrum

[Rich, Joel]

Any sources on the diversion of the train to kill one instead of 5 (besides the chazon Ish)?
Any compendium discussion?

BTW see
By CHARLOTTE ALLEN<http://online.wsj.com/search/search_center.html?KEYWORDS=CHARLOTTE+ALLEN&ARTICLESEARCHQUERY_PARSER=bylineAND>

Harvard government professor Michael J. Sandel's semester-long "Justice" course is so popular that it fills a free-standing auditorium, the university's Sanders Theater. About 1,000 Harvard undergraduates sign up for Mr. Sandel's class every time it's offered to explore the moral dilemmas surrounding such contentious issues as abortion, stem-cell research, same-sex marriage, torture, selling one's organs, affirmative action and reparations for slavery.



http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703298004574457170924031720.html

for an interesting article on the non-grounded approach to the question.

KT
Joel Rich
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