What is the point of ethics? Is it to understand what moral rules or principles we ought to follow? Is it to understand the nature of right and wrong? Is it to come up with a foolproof definition of ...

Our colleague Shannon Vallor, associate professor and chair of Santa Clara University’s Philosophy department (and an MCAE faculty scholar), has an upcoming book due to be published in August by ...

For the Ancient Greeks, virtue was the most important quality a person could have, and being virtuous was the absolute goal ...

Ethical Decision Making resources provide an introduction to basic ideas in applied ethics, such as utilitarianism, rights, justice, virtue, and the common good. We also look at foundational questions ...

We heap praise on heroes. But what if their heroism is very annoying to us, making us look and feel bad? If someone makes you feel bad about yourself, are they in the wrong? You would think the answer ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Philosophy, the journal of The Royal Institute of Philosophy is published by Cambridge University Press quarterly in January, April ...