The Importance of Intuition in Moral Theory

Philosopher Josh Green explains why we have different intuitions about moral issues. He says that in some cases, our emotional reactions to things can override rational reasoning. This is the case of pushing someone over a bridge and saving them from being run over by a trolley - two very different ethical dilemmas. But if you think about ethics as what it matters as well as what's good for your own life, then there are other reasons not to do these kinds of things,. he argues.