Moral Philosophy · 2.3

Applied Ethics

Apply utilitarian, Kantian and Aristotelian reasoning to four disputed practices, comparing verdicts as well as the reasons each theory treats as decisive.

How should moral theories judge stealing, lying, simulated killing and eating animals?

Apply utilitarian, Kantian and Aristotelian reasoning to four disputed practices, comparing verdicts as well as the reasons each theory treats as decisive.

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Applied ethics
Animal ethics

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Applied Ethics

How should moral theories judge stealing, lying, simulated killing and eating animals?

Applied Ethics I: Stealing and Telling Lies

Applied Ethics II: Simulated Killing and Eating Animals

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