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Ethics
Article: Jim and the Indians and Jill and the runaway trolley
Here is a very clear discussion by T.Campbell of two classic utilitarian dilemmas. A runaway trolley is heading towards twenty men…
Read More3.1 Jonathan Glover on personhood
This extract is taken from a longer discussion with Professor Jim Stone on Jonathan Glover's website. Consider the second premise, that…
Read MoreArticle: James Rachels Active and Passive euthanasia
Here is a classic article by James Rachels on the ethics of active and passive euthanasia. Is there a moral difference…
Read MoreExtract 4: Kleiman on universal values
On Morality by Lowell Kleiman If by “morality” we mean a code of conduct that is universally valid, then the basic…
Read More3.2 Don Marquis Why Abortion is Immoral
Don Marquis: "Why Abortion is Immoral" Don Marquis develops a theory of personhood that includes the idea of the value of…
Read MoreStart Here: Utilitarianism
Utilitarian ethics is an empirical theory which aims to measure the likely future consequences of an action (hence consequentialism) in terms…
Read MoreArticle: 2: Virtues and Business
Applying virtue ethics to business: The agent-based approach By: John Dobson, reprinted with permission It can be argued that the presence…
Read MorePowerpoint: Introduction to Virtue Ethics
In another brilliant introductory lesson with powerpoint Andrew Capone takes us to the heart of Virtue Ethics using a clip from…
Read MoreStart Here: Euthanasia
Euthanasia means “a good death”, hence “mercy killing”, or “assisted suicide”. The OCR specification requires us to relate these issues to…
Read MoreArticle 2: Rosalind Hursthouse Virtue and abortion
Rosalind Hursthouse’s “Virtue Theory and Abortion” – notes From Philosophy and Public Affairs ,20, 1991 Part I—Framework of Moral Theories 1….
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