Exactly. The central problems of real-world morality center around dealing with the uncertainty, bias and signaling issues of realistic high-stakes scenarios. By assuming all that complexity away trolley problems end up about as relevant as an economics problem without money or preferences.
A more useful research program would focus on probing the effects of uncertainty and socal issues on moral decision-making. But that makes for poor cocktail party conversation.
Exactly. The central problems of real-world morality center around dealing with the uncertainty, bias and signaling issues of realistic high-stakes scenarios. By assuming all that complexity away trolley problems end up about as relevant as an economics problem without money or preferences.
A more useful research program would focus on probing the effects of uncertainty and socal issues on moral decision-making. But that makes for poor cocktail party conversation.