Ethics Reading
July 12, 2010
This is a list of the best books I’ve found on ethics – of a more accessible kind. I haven’t included the standard A level textbooks. Books are referred to in the text of the site by author, date and page rather than full title eg Arrington (1997:127).
Arrington Robert L. (1997) Western Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell)
Barclay W. (1971) Ethics in a Permissive Society (Collins)
Billington R. (1991) Living Philosophy: An Introduction to Moral Thought (Routledge)
Cavalier, R., Goulinlock, J. and J. Sterba (eds.), Ethics in the History of Western Philosophy
Fletcher J. ( 1966) Situation Ethics (WJK)
Frankena W. (1973) Ethics ( Prentice-Hall )
Fumerton R., Jeske D. (2010) Introducing Philosophy through Film (Wiley-Blackwell)
Gensler H. (2006) Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge)
Gill R. (1997) A Handbook of Christian Ethics (T&T Clark)
Glover J. (1977) Causing Death and Saving Lives ( Penguin)
Hamilton C.H. (2003) Understanding Philosophy (Nelson-Thornes)
Jones G., Cardinal D., Hayward J., (2006) Moral Philosophy: A Guide to Ethical Theory (Hodder)
Kenny A. (1998) A Brief History of Western Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell)
Korsgaard C. (1996) Creating the Kingdom of Ends (Cambridge)
Krausz, Melan (1982) Relativism Cognitive and Moral (Notre Dame)
Louden R. ( 1992) Morality and Moral Theory (Oxford)
Cavalier, R., Goulinlock, J. and J. Sterba (eds.), Ethics in the History of Western Philosophy
MacIntyre, A. A Short History of Ethics
MacIntyre A. (1981) After Virtue (Duckworth)
Mackie J.L. (1977) Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong (Penguin)
Morton A. (2004) Philosophy in Practice (Blackwell)
McInery R. (1997) Ethica Thomistica (The Catholic University of America Press)
Palmer M. (2005) Moral Problems (Lutterworth)
Pojman L . (2006) Ethics Discovering Right and Wrong (Wadsworth)
Pojman L. ed ( 2004) The Moral Law ( OUP )
Rachels J. (1986) The Elements of Moral Philosophy (OUP)
Raphael D.D. (1994) Moral Philosophy (OUP)
Scruton R. (2004 ) Modern Philosophy (Pimlico)
Singer P. (1991) A Companion to Ethics (Blackwell)
Singer P. (1989) Practical Ethics (Cambridge)
Smart J. & Williams B. (1973) Utilitarianism For and Against (Cambridge)
Steare R. (2006) Ethicability ( Steare publishing)
Stewart N. (2009) Ethics: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy (Polity)
Tannsjo T. (2002) Understanding Ethics (Edinburgh University Press)
Van Hooft S. (2006) Understanding Virtue Ethics (Acumen)
Vardy P. & Grosch P. (1999) The Puzzle of Ethics (Fount)
Wilcockson M. (2009) Medical Ethics
Wilcockson M. (2011) Social Ethics
Those authors in blue are specially recommended for A level students and are frequently quoted in the text of the coursebook which accompanies this website.
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