Current issues are now on the Chicago Journals website. Read the latest issue. Founded in 1890, Ethics publishes scholarly work in moral, political, and legal philosophy from a variety of intellectual ...

Harsanyi's impartial observer must consider two types of lotteries: imaginary identity lotteries ("accidents of birth") that she faces as herself and the real outcome lotteries ("life chances") to be ...

Discover John Stuart Mill's impact on philosophy and economics. Explore his advocacy for utilitarianism, individual rights, and progressive social policies.

Scientists found that people who endorse actions consistent with an ethic of utilitarianism -- the view that what is the morally right thing to do is whatever produces the best overall consequences -- ...