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 ...

All of morality aims at the same thing but there are several basic ways to get there. If you prefer, each approach is like a different tool—a hammer, a nail, a level. Using the right tool for the ...

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In his understanding of justice as fairness, John Rawls (1921–2002) proposed a striking and original marriage of liberty and equality, animated by a tolerant and democratic faith in human ...