Moral Philosophy and the Alignment System | Philosophy in D&D | The Innkeeper
Dungeons and Dragons. Moral Philosophy. A combination no one asked for. This is how our real-world ethical theories interact with the alignment system of D&D, and how you can use moral philosophy to enhance your roleplay and create new and engaging ethical quandaries for your players.
For those of you who want some further reading and tell me how wrong I am:
DEONTOLOGY AND KANT:
• Kant & Categorical Imperatives: Crash Cour...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/introduct...
https://www.thoughtco.com/kantian-eth...
CONSEQUENTIALISM AND UTILITARIANISM
• Utilitarianism: Crash Course Philosophy #36
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ut...
https://www.csus.edu/indiv/g/gaskilld...
VIRTUE ETHICS
• Aristotle & Virtue Theory: Crash Course Ph...
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/et...
https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-vir...
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