Normative Ethics Philosophy
Normative Ethics Philosophy
From the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
The key assumption in normative ethics is that there is only one ultimate criterion of moral conduct, whether it is a single rule or a set of principles. Unfortunately, philosophers do not agree about what precisely that criterion is..."
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Violence Begets Violence - A theory of ethics based on enlightened self-interest.
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Consequentialism, Moralities of Concern, and Selfishness - Ted Honderich on only consequences making actions right (consequentialism), and the selfishness of agent-relative moralities (non-consequentialisms).
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After MacIntyre: In Search of a New American Morality - A look into the current state and possible future of American ethics.
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Equality and Egalitarianism - What It is Not, Fortunately - Ted Honderich on the misunderstandings and deceptions surrounding egalitarianism.
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The Tree of Wisdom by Nagarjuna - Ethical treatise by Nagarjuna. Translated from a Tibetan Buddhist classic on moral conduct.
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Punishment - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Discusses philosophical justifications of punishment. Article by Hugo Adam Bedau.
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Equality and Egalitarianism - What It Really Comes To - Ted Honderich's political philosophy on the true basis of the tradition of egalitarianism - The Principle of Equality.
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Consequentialism - The view that normative properties depend only on consequences; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong.
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Knowledge, Truth, and Duty: Essays on Epistemic Justification, Responsibility, and Virtue - Reviewed by - Thomas D. Senor reviews this collection of essays edited by Matthias Steup. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
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Compatibilism, Incompatibilism, and the Smart Aleck - Ted Honderich on how freedom and determinism are really related, with special attention to Richard Double's views.
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The Generalized Structure of Ethical Dilemmas - Long essay with many examples. By Kelley L. Ross.
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Peace Love Kindness - Summaries of readings, personal experiences, book suggestions, and essays dedicated to ending human suffering.
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Morals from Motives - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews - N. Athanassoulis reviews this book by Michael Slote.
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Ethics and Emotions - Links to articles and bibliographies, most scholarly.
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The Free Rider Problem - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Examination of the problem and the logic of collective action. Entry by Russell Hardin.
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Principles of Normative Ethics - Overview of normative ethical principles and theories.
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The Structure of Values and Norms - John Horty reviews this book by Sven Ove Hansson. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
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Moral Reality - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews - Peter Simpson reviews this work by Paul Bloomfield.
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Value, Respect, and Attachment - Edward Harcourt reviews Joseph Raz's book. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
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Living High and Letting Die, by Peter Unger - A radical "liberationist" account of ethics that argues that our ordinary intuitions about the moral status of charitable giving (and refraining from charitable giving), are radically wrong. An online book (with two chapters omitted).
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Theoretical Ethics - Collection of papers devoted to the field. Some of them were given at the Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy, in Boston, Massachusetts August 10-15, 1998.
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Real Ethics: Reconsidering the Foundations of Morality - Lawrence C. Becker reviews this book by John M. Rist. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
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Moral Relativism, Moral Diversity, and Human Relations - Louis P. Pojman reviews this book by James Kellenberger. From Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
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The Golden Rule: Objections - Summarises some objections to the Golden Rule.
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