Ethical theory is a foundational domain within moral philosophy that systematically investigates the principles determining right from wrong. It encompasses diverse branches including metaethics, ...

The recent Women’s March across the globe set out to “harness the political power of diverse women and their communities to create transformative social change,” according to a mission statement ...

Generally ethical principles stem from ethical theories, and when defending a particular action, ethicists normally appeal to these principles, not the underlying theory. Ethical traditions stretch ...

The ethical theory of W.D. Ross (1877-1971) has many strengths. First, it reflects some of our better common sense moral commitments. Second, it is pluralistic, in the sense that Ross believed we have ...

Historically, philosophers have studied ethical theories that focused on how we make decisions based on what is morally right or wrong. But a somewhat newer branch known as care ethics, approaches ...

The organizational theory of corporate social responsibility revolves around the discretionary, ethical, legal and economic expectations placed on businesses by society, according to the Reference For ...

i) neutral between the view that consciousness is (to simplify) identical to parts of your brain and what goes on inside of ...

Jonathan Kwan is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at New York University Abu Dhabi and was previously the Markkula Center’s Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow in Immigration Ethics. Views ...