When John Rawls published A Theory of Justice in 1971, he realized there were some loopholes that he tried to cover 22 years ...

Philosophical Studies: An International Journal for Philosophy in the Analytic Tradition, Vol. 173, No. 8 (August 2016), pp. 2049-2068 (20 pages) Is there a reason to prevent deontological ...

Economic and political freedom helps us feed the hungry, heal the sick, and enrich the poor. In short, liberty has good consequences. And that's why you should be a libertarian. Don't get me ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In this article, I consider some of the similarities and differences between deontologism in ethics and epistemology. In particular, I ...

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 brakes on your car have been sabotaged and you are racing down the road toward a crowd of pedestrians. If you do nothing, the car will stay on its course and kill five people. If you sharply turn ...

When Is Whistleblowing Morally Required? The ethical theories used in this article to justify whistleblowing are Kantian (duty), virtue, and utilitarian (Bolsin et al., 2005; Grant, 2002; Kline, 2006) ...