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Libertarianism is the claim that human individuals have autonomous control over their actions, and are, therefore, morally accountable agents. Hard determinism, on the other hand, claims that an individual's...

A Rule Utilitarian will think about the consequences of an action and if its positive will apply the same rule each time in the future. Whereas, an Act Utilitarian will weigh up the outcomes of each decision...

Deontology and utilitarianism are two sets of theories that attempt to answer the question: how should I (we/you) act? They are the most famous of the four sets of theories that try to give us rules for ethi...

Utilitarianism provides a teleological approach, meaning that the outcome of a given situation determines whether the action is right or wrong. Bentham’s hedonic calculus is used to weigh up elements of a si...

If you have ever sat in a class where the professor has asked the students a ton of questions, instead of just lecturing you, you have experienced the socratic method. This form of teaching was created by th...