Ethics are a system of moral principles and a branch of philosophy which defines what is good for individuals and society. At its simplest, ethics is a system of moral principles. They affect how ...

In this crisply written book, Hanno Sauer offers the first book-length treatment of debunking arguments in ethics, developing an empirically informed and philosophically sophisticated account of ...

Ethics also has close connections to issues in political and social philosophy, philosophy of gender and race,, philosophy of education, and environmental philosophy.

Studying philosophy involves learning about its history and methods as well as its subdisciplines - metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of science, philosophy of law, aesthetics, philosophy ...

The UAB Philosophy Department sponsors a team that competes each year in the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl under the auspices of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. The ...

Teams designing AI should include linguistics and philosophy experts, parents, young people, everyday people with different ...

The Ethics Track is for UAB students who are interested in focusing on moral questions and reasoning in their time as an undergraduate and after graduation. It serves as a specific way to tailor the ...

Independent thinking is arguably the primary purpose of education. In the Chinese classic text Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu said: “Knowing yourself is true wisdom … mastering yourself is true power.” ...

Why has autonomy been a leading idea in philosophical writing on bioethics, and why has trust been marginal? In this important book, Onora O'Neill suggests that the conceptions of individual autonomy ...