Appropriation & Attribution Attribution is giving credit where credit is due. Appropriation is the complex borrowing of ideas, images, symbols, sounds, and identity from others. View
Representation Media representations of individuals or groups can hurt by reflecting stereotypes and mistaken beliefs or can help by being truthful and inclusive. View
Systematic Moral Analysis Systematic moral analysis is a tool that helps us to think through ethically complex situations. View
Legal Rights & Ethical Responsibilities The relationship between laws and ethics is not always clear. Although we may have a legal right to do something, this does not necessarily mean it is ethically justified. View
All is Not Relative Relativism is the belief that a harmful act is ‘right’ if the perpetrator claims it is ‘right,’ but what is right and what is wrong is not always relative. View
Causing Harm Causing harm explores the types of harm that may be caused to people or groups and the potential reasons we may have for justifying these harms. View
Moral Agent & Subject of Moral Worth A moral agent is capable of acting with reference to right and wrong, and has the power to intentionally cause harm to another. A moral subject is anything that can be harmed. View
Fundamental Moral Unit When making ethical decisions, the one consideration that a theory favors over all other considerations is called the Fundamental Moral Unit. View