Compatibilism, Incompatibilism, and the Smart Aleck
Ted Honderich on how freedom and determinism are really related, with special attention to Richard Double's views. |
Consequentialism
The view that normative properties depend only on consequences; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong. |
Consequentialism, Moralities of Concern, and Selfishness
Ted Honderich on only consequences making actions right (consequentialism), and the selfishness of agent-relative moralities (non-consequentialisms). |
Equality and Egalitarianism - What It is Not, Fortunately
Ted Honderich on the misunderstandings and deceptions surrounding egalitarianism. |
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. |
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). |
Peace Love Kindness
Summaries of readings, personal experiences, book suggestions, and essays dedicated to ending human suffering. |
Principles of Normative Ethics
Overview of normative ethical principles and theories. |
Punishment - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Discusses philosophical justifications of punishment. Article by Hugo Adam Bedau. |
The Free Rider Problem - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Examination of the problem and the logic of collective action. Entry by Russell Hardin. |
The Generalized Structure of Ethical Dilemmas
Long essay with many examples. By Kelley L. Ross. |
The Golden Rule: Objections
Summarises some objections to the Golden Rule. |
The Tree of Wisdom by Nagarjuna
Ethical treatise by Nagarjuna, a Tibetan Buddhist classic on moral conduct. |
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. |
Violence Begets Violence
A theory of ethics based on enlightened self-interest. |
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