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79Rule-Utilitarianism:Bridging the Gap between Consequentialist and Deontological Theories of Morality
There are many competing moral theories, all of which try to determine what constitutes right moral action. Consequentialists argue that the worth of moral actions ought to be judged based upon the consequences produced by one’s action....
6 comments72Parsimony: The Simple Truth
If asked to explain why a simple explanation of some phenomenon or event is preferable to a complex explanation, many people would likely respond by saying that it is just natural to think that the...
0 comments69Rational Succession of Mental States as Constitutive of Personal Identity?
The problem of personal identity is, what makes a person the same person over time. Due to the numerous changes one endures over a lifetime, there is good reason to question whether there is such a thing as a persisting self over time. Though there...
0 comments73Can There Be a Rational Solution to No-Communication Co-ordination Problems By Means of Salients?
Rational decision theory seeks to determine a principle by which actions ought to be judged rational. Within the literature of rational decision theory there are a number of types of hypothetical situations...
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