Tracing the transformation of moral philosophy through the friendships of four utterly unique women who gathered around Oxford in the mid-20th century requires getting those four people into a room ...

In this selection from The Elements of Moral Philosophy, James Rachels sketches what he thinks would be a satisfactory ethical theory. Although his theory has much in common with utilitarianism, it ...

Among those most actively concerned with the implications of secularism at Harvard is President Pusey, who last June devoted his Baccalaureate address to the subject of moral philosophy at Harvard.

Gilbert H. Barnes and Dwight L. Duman (New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1934), 717. For the influence of Scottish moral philosophy at Princeton, see Mark A. Noll, Princeton and the Republic, ...

Hearn) while its second chair authored one of the most used texts in ethics courses across America (James Rachels, The Elements of Moral Philosophy). The department is especially strong in a number of ...

Ethics are a system of moral principles and a branch of philosophy which defines what is good for individuals and society. At its simplest, ethics is a system of moral principles. They affect how ...

The course readings for this course come from many countries, they include novels, short stories, plays, and excerpts from classic works of moral philosophy. The readings also span many centuries, ...

This course explores the history of moral philosophy by examining the writings of key thinkers in the Western philosophical canon, including Leibniz, Hume, Kant and Hegal. We will focus on four basic ...

What I love most about philosophy is its breadth. We can ask philosophical questions about everything, from the trivial to the profound. Most of my work is organized around the nature and role of ...

His work has appeared in the journals Erkenntnis, Ratio, Religious Studies, and the Journal of Moral Philosophy, among others. Chad is primarily interested in metaphysics, especially where it ...

The study, “Genetic origins of Utilitarian versus Kantian moral philosophy in heritable motivations for egalitarian beneficence and coercive redistribution” was authored by Timothy C.