Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that asserts that right and wrong are best determined by focusing on outcomes of actions and choices. View
Tangible & Abstract The Tangible & Abstract describes how people may make moral errors by focusing too much on immediate factors that are close in time and geography and too little on more abstract factors that are removed in time and place. View
Sustainability Sustainability is living to meet the needs of the present generation without depleting the resources that future generations will need to meet their needs. View
Subject of Moral Worth A Subject of Moral Worth is any person or entity that deserves people’s moral consideration. View
Social Contract Theory Social Contract Theory is the idea that society exists because of an implicitly agreed-to set of standards that provide moral and political rules of behavior. View
Self-Serving Bias The Self-Serving Bias is the tendency people have to process information in ways that advance their own self-interest or support their pre-existing views. View
Role Morality Role morality describes how people sometimes apply different ethical standards depending on what role they see themselves playing. View
Rationalizations Rationalizations are the excuses people give themselves for failing to live up to their own ethical standards. View
Overconfidence Bias The Overconfidence Bias is the tendency people have to be more confident in their own abilities, including making moral judgments, than objective facts would justify. View