ETHICAL THEORIES & THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS

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Ethics Explainer: Consequentialism

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Ethics Explainer: Virtue Ethics

Modern church architecture against a blue sky, relevant to deontology and ethics explainer concepts. Cross atop the building.

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Ethics Explainer: Deontology

Green cracked surface illustrating logical fallacies. Conceptual image of a flaw or break in reasoning, ethics explainer.

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Ethics Explainer: Logical Fallacies

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Ethics Explainer: Double-Effect Theory

Ethics, morality, law – what’s the difference?

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Ethics Explainer: Ethics, morality & law

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Ethics Explainer: Eudaimonia

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Ethics Explainer: The Harm Principle

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Ethics Explainer: Begging the question

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Ethics Explainer: The Sunlight Test

Close-up of a clenched, weathered hand against black. Ethics Explainer: Dirty Hands concept image. Symbolizes hard work, moral dilemmas, & tough choices.

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Ethics Explainer: Dirty Hands

Monochrome image of a tank turret and gun barrel against a window, symbolizing Just War Theory ethics and military conflict.

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Ethics Explainer: Just War Theory

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Ethics Explainer: Dignity

Social Contract Ethics Explainer: A red and blue sign with white arrows pointing in opposite directions, crossed out, against green siding.

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Ethics Explainer: Social Contract

Plato's cave analogy: Antelope Canyon's sandstone walls glow with light. The narrow slot canyon represents Plato's Cave, a metaphor for perception.

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Ethics Explainer: Plato’s Cave

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Ethics Explainer: Ethics

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Ethics Explainer: Values

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Ethics Explainer: Autonomy

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Ethics Explainer: Hedonism

Moral intuition: Backpacker gazing at jagged mountain peaks. Ethical judgement and nature's grandeur evoke contemplation.

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Ethics Explainer: Ethical judgement and moral intuition

Do Not Enter sign, symbolizing ethical boundaries and akrasia. The red and white sign warns against crossing a line, relevant to ethics explainer.

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Ethics Explainer: Akrasia

Child standing at the base of a long staircase. Ethics Explainer: Vulnerability concept shown with a vulnerable subject at the bottom of stairs.

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Ethics Explainer: Vulnerability

Two white doors on a bright yellow wall, representing rights and responsibilities, ethical choices, or decision-making.

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Ethics Explainer: Rights and Responsibilities

Hand holding a key necklace. What is business good for? The Royal Commission forces us to ask this question.

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Ethics Explainer: Ownership

Low angle of a white Panopticon-style tower against a clear blue sky. Architecture evoking themes of surveillance and the Ethics Explainer.

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Ethics Explainer: The Panopticon

A businessman in a suit ascends stairs, pondering the question: what is business good for? The Royal Commission's impact on business ethics.

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Ethics Explainer: Conservatism

Black and white close-up of a man's face with an angry expression, fist near his mouth. Illustrates Ad Hominem Fallacy in ethics.

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Ethics Explainer: Ad Hominem Fallacy

Fushimi Inari Shrine's Senbon Torii gates in Kyoto, Japan. The orange torii create a tunnel effect, respecting Japanese culture.

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Ethics Explainer: Respect

Looking up at modern buildings, illustrating progressivism's architectural ethics. The towers curve inward against a pale blue sky.

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Ethics Explainer: Progressivism

Ethics Explainer: Conscience. Back view of a person with a backpack walking toward a bright light, representing ethical decision-making.

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Ethics Explainer: Conscience

Ethics Explainer: Woman gesturing, discussing tolerance. Outdoor setting, possibly explaining a viewpoint, promoting understanding and ethical discussion.

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Ethics Explainer: Tolerance

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Ethics Explainer: Social license to operate

Post-humanism ethics explainer: A humanoid robot with a realistic face and exposed mechanical components, looking down in a thoughtful pose.

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Ethics Explainer: Post-Humanism

Close-up of a person holding US dollar bills. Business and finance concept, related to the question of what is business good for. Money in hand.

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Ethics Explainer: Universal Basic Income

View from inside a dark tunnel toward a blue sky with clouds. Ethics concept for moral absolutism, a philosophical viewpoint.

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Ethics Explainer: Moral Absolutism

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Ethics Explainer: Perfection

Agape love ethics explainer: Friends on a beach at sunset making heart shapes with their hands, symbolizing love and connection.

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Ethics Explainer: Agape

ASIMO robot representing AI for the Turing Test explainer. White humanoid robot with a black visor reflecting lights, embodying AI ethics.

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Ethics Explainer: The Turing Test

Ethics Explainer: Authenticity. Person overlooking a brightly lit cityscape at dusk, contemplating authenticity and ethical choices.

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Ethics Explainer: Authenticity

Stoicism and why you should care about it

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Ethics Explainer: Stoicism

Scepticism is a way of looking at ourselves and the world we live in as a source of limited knowledge. But if those limits exist, where are they?

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Ethics Explainer: Scepticism

Ethics Explainer: Anarchy

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Ethics Explainer: Anarchy

Abstract view of yellow cube houses. Ethics Explainer: Hope concept. Modern architecture with geometric shapes and windows.

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Ethics Explainer: Hope

Silhouette of a person looking at a colorful sunset sky. Existentialism concept, ethics explainer.

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Ethics Explainer: Existentialism

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Ethics Explainer: Aesthetics

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Ethics Explainer: Ethics of Care

Black and white portrait of Audre Lorde, a Big Thinker, with an afro, wearing a dark v-neck shirt, and looking directly at the viewer.

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Big Thinker: Audre Lorde

Black and white portrait of Karl Marx, the big thinker, with a full beard, suit, and pocket watch. Historical intellectual figure.

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Big Thinker: Karl Marx

Black and white portrait of Big Thinker Philippa Foot, a British philosopher known for her work in ethics. She is wearing a beaded necklace.

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Big Thinker: Philippa Foot

The Three Graces statue exemplifies classical beauty. Marble sculpture showing three nude women embracing, exploring ethics of beauty standards.

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Ethics Explainer: Beauty

Ethics Explainer: Blame. A person with an afro points at the viewer, wearing a shirt with bold text, standing in a parking lot.

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Ethics Explainer: Blame

Green Ampelmannchen pedestrian traffic light showing two figures holding hands. Ethics Explainer: Consent concept image.

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Ethics Explainer: Consent

Critical Race Theory: Protestors march holding a sign reading End Systemic Racism near the Washington Monument.

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Ethics Explainer: Critical Race Theory

Painting depicting cultural pluralism: Diverse group of people dancing and interacting against a bright yellow background.

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Ethics explainer: Cultural Pluralism

Woman reading Proverbs. Ethics and epistemology concept, exploring wisdom. Open book with text, focus on learning.

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Ethics Explainer: Epistemology

Architectural detail of ethical infrastructure: A modern building with a honeycomb-like facade against a clear blue sky.

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Ethics Explainer: Ethical Infrastructure

Hands hold an All Gender Restroom sign with figures representing gender inclusivity and accessibility. Blue streamers in the background. Gender ethics explainer.

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Ethics Explainer: Gender

liberalism image: Girl hanging outside window

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Ethics Explainer: Liberalism

Winding road through golden hills. Longtermism ethics explainer concept: the long road ahead, future planning, and navigating uncertainty.

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Ethics Explainer: Longtermism

Ethics Explainer: Love and morality. Mother embracing child. African American woman with red hair hugging a smiling child against a textured wall.

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Ethics Explainer: Love and morality

Back view of a woman in a dark coat with fingers crossed, standing in front of colorful posters. The posters advertise creative workshops and events.

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Ethics Explainer: Lying

A woman with a concerned expression, hands on her head, sits at a table. Cup and pastry visible. Ethics explainer: Moral injury concept.

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Ethics Explainer: Moral injury

Wooden signpost pointing in four directions: East, West, South, North. Moral relativism concept: different directions, different ethics.

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Ethics Explainer: Moral Relativism

Ethics Explainer: Naturalistic Fallacy. Aerial view of a spiral staircase with green plants in the center and a person reaching for them.

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Ethics Explainer: Naturalistic Fallacy

Negativity bias explainer: Person seated outside with head in hands. The individual appears upset, possibly due to the negativity bias effect.

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Ethics Explainer: Negativity bias

Dark tunnel. Concrete rings recede into blackness, symbolizing nihilism. Ethics explainer concept image.

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Ethics explainer: Nihilism

Dresscode painted on asphalt. Swimsuit, dress, and high heels are painted around the word. Ethics explainer: Normativity concept.

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Ethics explainer: Normativity

Coin-operated binoculars overlooking a misty, green mountain. Ethics explainer: particularism concept of perspective and view.

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Ethics Explainer: Particularism

Ethics Explainer: Black and white knight chess pieces face off on a chessboard, symbolizing power dynamics and strategic decision-making.

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Ethics Explainer: Power

Squirrel peeks from behind a tree. Ethics Explainer: Pragmatism. The squirrel has reddish-brown fur and long whiskers, with green and yellow leaves.

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Ethics Explainer: Pragmatism

Overhead shot of people walking, casting long shadows. Social philosophy concept for ethics explainer, showing individuals and their impact.

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Ethics Explainer: Social philosophy

Teleology ethics explainer: Hand holding magnifying glass reflecting highway traffic at sunset, illustrating purpose and direction.

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Ethics Explainer: Teleology

Pile of orange pumpkins, one yellow squash. Fall harvest, seasonal produce. Ethics Explainer: The Other.

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Ethics Explainer: The Other

Two people holding hands. Image for Ethics Explainer: Trust. Shows diverse hands clasped together, symbolizing trust, support, and connection.

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Ethics Explainer: Trust

Ethics: Forest view through glasses. Truth and Honesty concept. The lens provides a clearer, more focused perspective on nature's details.

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Ethics Explainer: Truth & Honesty

Ethical dilemma of the 4-day work week: A tired mom works from home on her laptop while her kids play nearby, balancing work and family life.

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The ethical dilemma of the 4-day work week

Vintage Commodore CBM 8032 computer, relevant to the Chinese room thought experiment, illuminated with blue and pink neon lights.

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Thought experiment: “Chinese room” argument

Monochrome shot of a famous violinist. Silhouette of a woman playing the violin against a bright sky. Musical thought experiment.

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Thought Experiment: The famous violinist

Thought Experiment: Last Man on Earth. Solitary figure atop a mountain peak, gazing at a misty, forested landscape. Contemplative, isolated.

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Thought Experiment: The Last Man on Earth