This is a continuation from a previous blog post on the future of moral philosoph (see here). In his PhD thesis, the psychologist Jushua Greene wrote: Utilitarianism is not true, nor is it an adequate ...

Is morality – and happiness – determined by how you affect the people around you? Shutterstock It is a word we hear from time to time, but few of us know what it means. Utilitarianism is the method ...

Managers can adopt four key ethical approaches when making decisions: utilitarian (maximising overall benefits), rights-based (upholding individual rights), virtue-based (focusing on personal ...

A healthcare worker in green scrubs stands in the middle of an intersection, staring down a traffic jam of screaming protesters demanding a return to their livelihoods and liberties. The photograph, ...

An approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions that is informed by the ethical theory of utilitarianism would lead to better outcomes for human development, equity, and the climate, according to a ...

Stories of corporate greed, employee exploitation and ethical lapses abound. We can point to the classic large-scale examples of Enron, Theranos and the many financial firms involved in the 2008 ...

Conceptual frameworks drawn from theories that have shaped the study of ethics over centuries can help us recognize and describe ethical issues when we encounter them. In this way, a basic grasp of ...