The purpose of Aquinas's Ethics is to place Thomas Aquinas's moral theory in its full philosophical and theological context and to do so in a way that makes Aquinas (1224/5-1274) readily accessible to ...

Conceptual frameworks drawn from theories that have shaped the study of ethics over centuries can help us recognize and describe ethical issues when we encounter them. In this way, a basic grasp of ...

Ethical theories provide systematic accounts of right and wrong, drawing on traditions such as consequentialism, which assesses the moral value of actions by their outcomes; deontology, which ...

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 ...

Ethical theory comprises the systematic study of moral principles that guide human conduct. Classical approaches include consequentialism, which judges actions by their outcomes, and deontology, which ...

IN A very general sense, ethics is the name give to our concern for good behavior. We feel an obligation to consider not only our own personal well-being but also that of others and of human society ...

This interdisciplinary curriculum begins with three foundational modules, laying the groundwork for approaching ethics and compliance from an interdisciplinary perspective. In this first module we ...

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 ...