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A consequentialist moral reasoner would locate the moral worth of an action in the intrinsic quality of the act itself.

William C. Heffernan was a prosecutor who used technicalities to convict an innocent man.

Kant pointed out that it is impossible to act contrary to one’s inclination—i.e., if you are inclined toward telling a lie then you will necessarily tell that lie

A philosophy essay is not supposed to contain an explicit thesis statement because it will always contain implicit bias.

The word ‘virtue’ refers to excellence, power, capacity, skill, or positive trait whereby a moral virtue is the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong.

One classical theory that takes a utilitarian approach to punishment is called Deterrence.

In the Perry article, the case of the manic person raised a dilemma between honoring the autonomy of a rational person versus doing what is best for the longterm well-being of the patient.

Utilitarianism is a form or version of consequentialist moral reasoning.

Which of the following ethical theories have we not studied thus far?

Cultural relativism claims that there is a single, universal set of moral norms that apply to all human beings throughout world history.