Key points The ethical theory of W.D. Ross speaks to several moral obligations and reflects common-sense moral commitments. Ross devised seven categories of what he called prima facie duties, with ...

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 ...

Care ethics sees care as a morally rich and generative notion that should be at the heart of ethical thinking and decision-making (and that is often ignored by other ethical theories).

Ethical theories represent the grand ideas on which guiding principles are based. They attempt to be coherent and systematic, striving to answer the fundamental practical ethical questions.

a) The contribution of at least one world religion on issues in sexual ethics, including the teaching of sacred text (s) and understanding of the diversity of religious approaches, sexual ...

After studying various moral theories, one is bound to be left wondering what to believe. In this selection from The Elements of Moral Philosophy, James Rachels sketches what he thinks would be a ...