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What ethics is and why moral argument is possible, the case for and against moral relativism, utilitarianism (Bentham and Mill), Kant's ethics of duty, Aristotle's virtue ethics, the social contract from Hobbes to Rawls and Scanlon, rights and famous hard cases such as the trolley problem, and how to apply ethics to real dilemmas under uncertainty.

The aim is understanding, not persuasion: you should finish able to explain each major theory as its best defenders would, state the strongest objections to it, and use all of them together as tools for thinking through difficult choices. No background needed.

Levels

  1. 1 1. What Ethics Is and Why We Argue About It 5-question quiz
  2. 2 2. Moral Relativism: What It Gets Right and Wrong 5-question quiz
  3. 3 3. Consequences: Bentham, Mill and Utilitarianism 5-question quiz
  4. 4 4. Duty: Kant and the Categorical Imperative 5-question quiz
  5. 5 5. Character: Aristotle and Virtue Ethics 5-question quiz
  6. 6 6. Agreement: The Social Contract and Contractualism 5-question quiz
  7. 7 7. Rights, the Value of Life and Hard Cases 5-question quiz
  8. 8 8. Applying Ethics: Dilemmas, Uncertainty and Combining Frameworks 5-question quiz

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