ethics

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• Jainism and Ahimsa: The Principle of Non-Violence Explained
  Ahimsa is the Jain principle of non-violence, a commitment to avoid harming any living being in thought, speech and action, and it shapes Jain ethics and daily life.
• The Trolley Problem: Ethics, Variants, and Why It Matters
  The trolley problem asks whether to divert a runaway trolley to kill one person instead of five. Explore its variants, the ethical theories, and AI applications.
• Deontology
  The ethical theory that the morality of an action depends on duty and rules rather than consequences, most associated with Immanuel Kant.
• Utilitarianism
  The moral theory that judges actions by their consequences for overall well-being: its classical forms, modern variants, and standard objections.