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Utilitarianism is a moral theory of what is right and wrong. It is a two-part thesis. The first part of that thesis is a theory of value. By definition, this part of the thesis seeks to identify what is good...

Forms must exist as there are certain qualities that exist independent of the human experience. For example, my tie has both light blue and dark blue on it, so do my trousers. These items are different mater...

God being omniscient is the idea that He is all knowing. Many Christian thinkers believe in this claim, such as Schliermacher who compares the knowledge of God with the knowledge humans have of close friends...

Due to the teleological nature of situation ethics, it could be said that Situation Ethics does not see the need for rules as each situation is judged on its own grounds. It is for this reason that the theor...

Utilitarianism has in its favour a naturalised (definition-deriving what is good from what is natural), common-sense view of ethics. By associating what is good with what is pleasurable and what is bad with ...