ETHICS ARCHIVES
Our ethics archives are a collection of primary and secondary sources focused on the most influential moral theories - egoism, utilitarianism, rights theory, deontology, virtue ethics, natural law, and the ethics of care - and the application of these theories to areas of contemporary concern. The difficulty level of each text is identified by the following codes: B [Beginner]: appropriate for those with no background in ethics; I [Intermediate]: requires a minimal background in ethics; A [Advanced]: most suitable for those with some background in philosophy or ethics.
EGOISM
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UTILITARIANISM
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DEONTOLOGY
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VIRTUE ETHICS
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NATURAL LAW
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Jacques Maritain, "Action and Contemplation" [Scholasticism and Politics] [B] [Scholasticism and Politics] [B]
ISSUES IN ETHICS
ETHICS TOPICS
Topics for Ethics Research - a good place to begin if you are struggling for a topic for your ethics paper.
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Ethics: Living Sanely in an Insane World (Second Edition)
A general introduction to the basic principles of ethics, this text is written specifically for college students with little or no background in philosophy or ethical theory. Using straightforward language and filled with case studies and examples focused directly on issues relevant to the lives of college students, the aim of Ethics is to provide students with the tools they need to develop their own framework for moral decision-making. ISBN: 9781493694495 |
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Principia Ethica
G.E. Moore's Principia Ethica, first published in 1903, is now regarded as a groundbreaking work of 20th century ethics. In this text, Moore advances an intuitivist approach to ethics that flatly rejects all forms of moral dogmatism. The term "good," he argues, cannot be defined, but can only be understood through direct experience. ISBN: 9781548426873 |
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Ethics Essentials for Business Leaders
Ethical decision-making is often a puzzling challenge for business leaders. News reports describing indictments and guilty verdicts of corporate CEOs provide a sober reminder that making sound ethical decisions requires care and prior study. Ethics Essentials for Business Leaders pulls all the pieces together in a compact handbook designed for both current and future business leaders. ISBN: 9781466234765 |
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That's Right: An Introduction to Ethical Theory
THAT’S RIGHT is an introduction to the field of ethics that provides students with a general overview of the most important ethical theories. The text also includes a wide selection of primary sources by philosophers like Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Mill (among others) for those seeking to delve even deeper into the study of the great moral theories. ISBN: 9781490381435 |
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The Philosophy of Loyalty
In The Philosophy of Loyalty (1908) Royce applies his philosophical idealism to the realm of human activity. For Royce, loyalty is nothing other than the relationship of the individual to the infinite. A central virtue of Greek and Roman philosophy, the concept of loyalty and its role in the moral life of individuals and citizens was virtually ignored in modern philosophy until Royce undertook this groundbreaking project. ISBN: 9781985098527 |
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The Complete Moral Epistles of Seneca
Lucius Annaeus Seneca used his life experiences to develop a humanistic form of Stoic ethics that offers a pragmatic program of moral improvement for those seeking tranquility of spirit during difficult times. Nowhere is this philosophy better developed than in his Moral Epistles—a collection of 124 letters he wrote to a young friend that have provided inspiration to readers for almost two thousand years. ISBN: 9798500396393 |