In this paper, we introduce utilitarian ethics and consider the role of utilitarianism in public health. Utilitarianism is a normative ethical theory that, according to many authors, is particularly well suited for evaluating and justifying the morality of public...

This paper introduces principlism as an ethical approach and considers what role some of its features might play in public health. This paper presents some of the main features of principlism, the well-known and widely-used ?four principles’ approach in medical...