Research Guides: Philosophy: Ethics/Social Philosophy

Reference Books on Ethics/Social Philosophy

Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics

Call Number: Ref BJ63 .E44 1998

Encyclopedia of Ethics and Society

Call Number: HF 5387.E53 2008

Handbook of Death and Dying

Call Number: Ref HQ1073 .H36 2003

Oxford Handbook of Practical Ethics (2003)

Call Number: BJ1031 .O94 2003

For other reference books that treat this subject, see page under the "Reference Works" tab.

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Ethics

Ethics, Ancient

Business Ethics

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Web sites on Ethics

Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach
Includes selected documents from some of legal and regulatory actions, including those related to: the right of a student to object to vivisection or dissection in the classroom, hunting and wildlife issues, hunter harassment, wild horses, and others.
Bioethics Research Library (Georgetown University)
An interdisciplinary and multi-format collection on ethical issues related to health care, biomedical research, biotechnology, and the environment
Counterbalance
"New views on complex issues from science, ethics, philosophy, and religion."
Directory to the Subject Bibliographies in Environmental Ethics
"Intended to facilitate research and public discussion of the ethical issues embedded in the environmental concerns of our day."
Kennedy Institute of Ethics
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Located at Santa Clara University and dedicated to research and dialogue on ethical issues in critical areas of American life. The focus is on business, health care and biotechnology, character education, government, global leadership, technology, and emerging issues in ethics. Includes articles, cases, briefings, and dialogues in all fields of applied ethics.
Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Penn: Center for Bioethics
Large site devoted to all issues relating to bioethics. It is produced and supported by the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Tanner Lectures on Human Values
Vanderbilt University Center for Ethics
Contains links to Web pages with resources on Codes of Ethics, Case Studies, Theoretical Frameworks, Business Ethics, Education Ethics, Engineering Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Legal Ethics, Medical Ethics, Nursing Ethics, Science Ethics, etc.