Definitions
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- noun slang, humorous An area of
philosophy dealing with the kind ofmoral dilemma typified by the trolley problem.
Etymologies
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trolley + -ology
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Examples
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In fact it gave rise to an enormous network of morally significant trolley tracks and a rather wonderful new word, "trolleyology".
Trolleyology and morals Andrew Brown 2010
michaelchang commented on the word trolleyology
the content of your trolley reveal your personality
February 26, 2008
vanishedone commented on the word trolleyology
Oh, you were serious. I was thinking of the usage referring to moral philosophy in which 'trolleyology is defined as the study of a collection of hypothetical ethics problems au courant in philosophy writing, in which people have to make decisions about switching the routes of runaway trolleys (streetcars) based on variant numbers of lives being at risk'.
April 2, 2008