Is morality – and happiness – determined by how you affect the people around you? Shutterstock It is a word we hear from time to time, but few of us know what it means. Utilitarianism is the method ...

An approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions that is informed by the ethical theory of utilitarianism would lead to better outcomes for human development, equity, and the climate, according to a ...

The consequences of our actions are important. They matter. But if the utilitarian is right, then consequences are all that matters. Is this correct? The main principle of utilitarian moral theory, ...

Stories of corporate greed, employee exploitation and ethical lapses abound. We can point to the classic large-scale examples of Enron, Theranos and the many financial firms involved in the 2008 ...