Deontological (duty-based ... provides 'certainty' Consequentialist ethical theories bring a degree of uncertainty to ethical decision-making, in that no-one can be certain about what consequences ...

At its core, deontological ethics asks what fundamental duties ... Another approach comes from consequentialism, a philosophy that evaluates actions by their outcomes. This perspective shifts ...

Professor Huemer has written on such topics as philosophical skepticism, the problem of induction, ethical intuitionism, free will, and deontological ethics, among others. For more information, see ...