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Deontology
BY 1 NOV 2023
What makes something right or wrong? One answer comes from the work of German philosopher Immanuel Kant.
Ethics Unboxed: Truth, Duty and Deontology
Lesson 8 introduces deontology, the idea that we should always stand on principle, no matter the cost.
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Ethics Explainer: Deontology
BY 18 FEB 2016
If you believe it’s noble to do the right thing for the right thing’s sake, you’ve got something in common with Immanuel Kant.
WorkshopBeing Human
Ethics Tune Up: Ethics 101 (MEL)
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Ethics Tune Up: Ethics 101 (SYD)
ArticlePOLITICS + HUMAN RIGHTS
Ethics Explainer: Just Punishment
BY 6 DEC 2024
We can think about just punishment as a question about what we deserve. But who decides what we deserve, and on what basis?
ArticleSOCIETY + CULTURE
Big Thinker: Philippa Foot
BY 11 APR 2024
Philippa Foot was one of the founders of contemporary virtue ethics, reviving the dominant Aristotelian ethics in the 20th century.
ArticlePOLITICS + HUMAN RIGHTS
Israel or Palestine: Do you have to pick a side?
BY 27 OCT 2023
We are inclined to pick a side in complex conflicts, but doing so can diminish our ethical point of view.
ArticleBeing Human
Would you kill one to save five? How ethical dilemmas strengthen our moral muscle
BY 6 OCT 2023
Ethical dilemmas can be uncomfortable to tackle, but they can also teach us a lot about our own values, and prepare us for an ethically complex world.
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Ethics explainer: Normativity
BY 29 JUN 2023
Normativity is the phenomenon of humans and societies evaluating human conduct in a communal way.