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

In his 17th century book “Leviathan,” English philosopher Thomas Hobbes described life as “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.” This describes the state of nature of which humans are a part.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Part of “Complexity Theory,” a new column on the tangled questions of our technological age. By some accounts, the western world is experiencing a backlash against the same technologies which have ...

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 ...

Mauritz Kop assesses the ethical principles we must all adopt so that the application of quantum technologies is equitable and safe Research into quantum technologies has advanced so much over the ...