Jack comments on The Trolley Problem: Dodging moral questions - Less Wrong
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I'm not sure. It's more or less the received wisdom in virtue ethics, for which in the 20th century Foot was a foundational figure. I'll see if I can find a reference, though I'm sure I got that impression from the original text.
I believe this is the original and she seems to be using these thought experiments unironically, though I haven't read closely.