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It is somewhat true that Utilitarianism is not a good guide for deciding ethical dilemmas and there are a number of weaknesses to both the Act and Rule approaches to Utilitarianism. However, both argument...

Natural Law theory is a philosophy asserting that certain rights or values are inherent by virtue of human nature. It is an absolutist ethical theory (particular actions are intrinsically right or wrong) ...

The Theory of Ideals, otherwise known as the Theory of the Forms, is Plato’s explanation of how true knowledge (epistemology) can be acquired through the study of non-physical forms. He describes the form...

In Westphal’s paper, ‘The emergence of modern philosophy of religion’, it is evident that he is focusing on the move from philosophy of theology to that of religion. Whilst the first is god talk, being fa...

A consequentialist ethical theory holds that the primary consideration in assessing the moral value of an act is the moral value of the outcome or (set of) consequences that it produces. That is, the righ...