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... Support us on Patreon!   / thedungeoninn   Check us out on the DMsGuild! https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?a... Music is used under the Creative Commons CC3.0 License: Reverie by Ross Bugden The Strategy Fall by Ross Bugden Better Days by Lakey Inspired Days Like These by Lakey Inspired Waltz Tschikovsky Op 40 by Kevin MacLeod Victory - Hip Hop Beat Smooth Jazz by Gee