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1.2 Pleasure
To understand Bentham's moral philosophy we need to grasp three things: first, he thought pleasure was the only intrinsic good, and…
Read More1.3 Felicific calculus
To understand Bentham's moral philosophy we need to grasp three things: first, he thought pleasure was the only intrinsic good, and…
Read MorePerpetual Peace
“Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." Isaiah 2:4 The flowers left thick…
Read More1.1 Bentham
Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was a London based moral, political and legal philosopher. He was predominantly interested in a comprehensive reform of…
Read MoreArticle 3: A Defense of after birth abortion BMJ 1.3.12
This article by Alberto Guibilini and Francesca Minerva was published in the Journal of Medical Ethics in March 2012, and provoked…
Read MoreIs Gay Marriage Wrong?
“A calm mind always wins” Novak Djokovic Is gay marriage morally wrong? The new Archbishop of Canterbury elect, Justin Welby, is…
Read MoreExtract 5: Catholic Church on Genetic Engineering
Catholicism and Genetic Science from Acta Apolosticae, Pope Pius XII (1952) Genetic testing, screening, genetic counselling, and gene patenting are emerging…
Read MoreExtract 1: Bishop Robinson Honest to God
In this extract from Honest to God (pages 119-121) we can see the similarities between Robinson’s views in Honest to God…
Read MoreRoadmap Duty and the good will
Source: Robert Louden, a virtue ethicist, considers the idea of the good will and the desires which are in tension with…
Read MoreRoadmap Desire
Source: Brad Hooker explains how the desires of our empirical human nature can never be the origin of moral actions, according to…
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