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Western Ethics Theories: The Shortest Possible Overview.
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Andreas Matthias: Western Ethics Theories
We examine the basic ideas behind the four main Western ethics theories: utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, social contract ethics and virtue ethics.
Andreas Matthias teaches philosophy, currently at an Asian university. He specialises in AI and robot ethics, but also teaches Philosophy of Happiness, Philosophy of Love, AI and Society, Misinformation and the Media, History of Philosophy and Philosophy of Technology courses. He is the author of a number of books and founder and editor of the Daily Philosophy web magazine, the Daily Philosophy weekly newsletter, the Accented Philosophy Podcast and the Daily Philosophy YouTube Channel.
Andreas Matthias on Daily Philosophy:
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- Who is the Father (or Mother) of Philosophy?
- Taking the Crowded Bus of Life. Epictetus on the Stoic attitude
- Involuntary Heroes, Accidental Saints. Catherine Greene on Her Book “The Red Hairband”. Philosopher interviews
- Kant’s Ethics: What is a Categorical Imperative? A Daily Philosophy primer
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