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 ...

Beyond Consequentialism to the Eigenvalues of ActionThe Diffusion of Causality and the Shadow of ChaosThe propositions of ...

This book review appeared in the Summer 1997 issue of The Independent Review. Robert Goodin is a political philosopher at the Research School of Social Sciences of the Australian National University.

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

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 ...

This is a workbook indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Religion and Ethics: Utilitarianism, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification, although it can be applied across ...

This is a one-page Knowledge Organiser designed for Sixth Form students taking Religious Studies or Philosophy A-Level. It contains key content, key words and suggested wider readings. The following ...