Material Detail

A peer-reviewed OER for introduction to ethics classes. The text is divided into three sections: theory, readings, and topics. The book itself is a remix of several sources, with some original material.  See the copyright page for details.

PDF Version

• Phronesis (2018), Second Edition

Sections:

1. Part I: Theory
   1. What is Ethics?
   2. Meta-Ethics, a Primer
   3. Utilitarianism
   4. Religious Ethical Systems
   5. Kantian Ethics
   6. Aristotelian Virtue Ethics
2. Part II: Readings
3. Part III: Topics
   1. Animal Rights
   2. God, Morality, and Religion Kristin
   3. John Rawls and the “Veil of Ignorance”
   4. Common Arguments about Abortion
   5. Better (Philosophical) Arguments about Abortion
   6. Environmental Ethics and Climate Change
   7. Utilitarianism: Pros and Cons
   8. Game Theory, the Nash Equilibrium, and the Prisoner's Dilemma
4. Part IV: Web only readings

Note, some readings are password protected. This is not available to the public.

Peer Review of Work

• Schulte, Thomas (2021). Phronesis: An Open Introduction to Ethics. Edited by Henry Imler. Teaching Philosophy 44 (1):112-114.<https://philpapers.org/rec/SCHPAO-13>