MORAL_PHILOSOPHY_SYSTEMATIC

Greatest happiness for greatest number; consequentialist moral calculus.

Actions right/wrong independent of consequences; Kantian categorical imperative.

Aristotelian focus on character development and human flourishing.

Ethics centered on relationships, context, and interdependence.

Morality grounded in divine will and religious authority.

Morality based on human nature and inherent purposes.

Morality based on rational agreement and social contracts.

Morality varies by culture; questioning universal moral standards.

Moral facts exist objectively, independent of opinion.

Moral statements express attitudes or emotions, not facts.

Follow rules that maximize utility rather than acts.

Ethics based on satisfying actual preferences of agents.

Scanlon's contractualism: principles no one could reasonably reject.

Hare's distinction between intuitive and critical levels.

Morality requires attention to particulars, not universal principles.

Autonomy, beneficence, justice in medical treatment and research.

Euthanasia, assisted suicide, palliative care ethics.

Personhood, fetal rights, and maternal autonomy.

Ethics of genetic modification and human enhancement.

Moral status of non-human animals and their protection.

Ecological responsibility and intergenerational justice.

Corporate ethics, stakeholder obligations, and sustainable business.

AI ethics, algorithmic bias, automation consequences.

Digital privacy, surveillance, data protection ethics.

Retributive, rehabilitative, and restorative justice approaches.

Moral arguments for and against capital punishment.

Just war theory, pacifism, and military ethics.

Effective altruism and duties to distant strangers.

Justice in immigration policy and national sovereignty.

Informed consent and protection of research subjects.

Can there be objective moral truths?

How can we know moral facts if they exist?

Defending the existence of moral facts and properties.

Denying moral facts exist as objective features.

Are moral truths universal or culturally constructed?

What makes moral reasons intrinsically motivating?

Moral judgments as internally or externally motivated.

Conditions for moral agency and accountability.

Philosophical analysis of moral emotions and their function.

What do moral terms mean and refer to?

Mackie's argument that all moral judgments are false.

Defending moral claims while acknowledging their constructedness.

Cardinal virtues: wisdom, courage, temperance, justice.

Understanding vices as extremes, virtues as mean.

How virtuous character is cultivated through habit.

Human flourishing as highest good and purpose.

Judgment needed to apply virtues in specific contexts.

How intellectual virtues contribute to knowledge and understanding.

How external circumstances affect moral evaluation.

Emotional sensitivity and responsiveness as virtuous.

Wholeness of character and integration of values.

Self-awareness and modesty in virtue.

Bravery and standing firm in face of danger.

Benevolence, altruism, and caring for others.

Giving each their due and fair treatment.

Being true to oneself while respecting others.