Weblinks and reading
For good introductory chapters go to: Stewart, N Ethics: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy (Polity, 2009) Ch.7 Tannsjo, T Understanding Ethics…
Read MorePast Questions: – Free Will/determinism
Free will and determinism remain a popular choice for examiners, as the first paper in the new spec shows (see below)….
Read MoreHandout: Utilitarianism and Business: Ford Pinto case
Utilitarianism and Business Ethics Introduction Welcome to philosophicalinvestigations – a site dedicated to ethical thinking (rather than one page summaries!!! Though…
Read MorePowerpoint: 1 Business Ethics and Moral Theories
business ethics and moral theories PPT Here is a revision summary of business ethics by Peter Baron Whizz Through PowerPoint: Business Ethics…
Read MoreEssay: Virtue Ethics v deontology
Character-based ethics is more useful in making moral decisions that rule-based ethics. Discuss – 35 marks Comments on this essay, written…
Read MoreWeblinks – conscience
For an introductory lesson, listen to a lecture about Abu Ghraib prison and how good people “turn evil”: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/philip_zimbardo_on_the_psychology_of_evil.html Combibe this with some…
Read MoreStart Here: – Virtue ethics
In this section we begin by exploring Aristotle’s theory of Virtue Ethics, contained in Eudemian Ethics and Nichomachean Ethics, before examining…
Read MoreExtracts 1- 4: Virtue Ethics
These four extracts have been selected to illustrate different aspects of Virtue Ethics. They relate to sections of Ethics – an…
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