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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi

The Search for Ethical Values
Overview of Ethics

Topical links

Plato

Plato
(http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg;=2&ti=761568769)

Encarta article
The Life of Plato
(http://plato.evansville.edu/life.htm)

Discussion by Anthony F. Beavers and Christopher Planeaux (Exploring Plato's Dialogues)
Plato: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/plat.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
Plato's Republic
(http://www.friesian.com/plato.htm)

Discussion by Kelley L. Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)
Plato links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Plat)

EpistemeLink link collection

For more information on Plato's theoretical philosophy see the links for Chapter 2.2.

For more information on Plato's theory of justice see the links for Chapter 6.2.

For more information on Plato's/Socrates' view of civil disobedience see the links for Chapter 6.4.
Gottfried Leibniz

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/leib.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
History of Philosophy: Leibniz
(http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Weber%20-%20History/leibniz.htm)

Discussion of Leibniz's life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)
Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
(http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Leibniz.html)

Detailed biography by J. J. O'Connor and E. F. Robertson (University of St. Andrews)
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Metaphysics
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/l/leib-met.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Leibniz's Philosophy of Mind
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/leibniz-mind/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Philosophy 22: Leibniz Lecture Notes
(http://www-philosophy.ucdavis.edu/phi022/leibnavi.htm)

Lecture notes on various aspects of Leibniz' philosophy by G. J. Mattey (UC Davis)
Leibniz
(http://www.friesian.com/leibniz.htm)

Detailed discussion by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)
Leibniz links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Leib)

EpistemeLink link collection
Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/hobb.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
Hobbes, Thomas
(http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/4F/04FF4000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1)

Encarta article
Thomas Hobbes
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/h/hobbes.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
History of Philosophy: Hobbes
(http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Weber%20-%20History/hobbes.htm)

Discussion of Hobbes' life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)
Hobbes' Moral and Political Philosophy
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes-moral/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Hobbes: Leviathan
(http://philosophy.ucdavis.edu/phi001/hobbelec.htm)

Lecture notes from a 1994 intro to philosophy course by G. J. Mattey (UC Davis)
Hobbes links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Hobb)

EpistemeLink link collection

For more on Hobbes' political theory and account of the social contract see the links for Chapter 6.1.
Plato's story of the Ring of Gyges

Notes for Lecture #3
(http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ap85/051/lec3.html)

Lecture notes on Plato's story of the Ring of Gyges by Alexander R. Pruss (Georgetown University)
The Ring of Gyges
(http://www.plato-dialogues.org/tetra_4/republic/gyges.htm)

Discussion of relation of this story to Plato's Allegory of the Cave by Bernard Suzanne (Plato and his Dialogues)
In possession of Gyges' Ring, why would or should one obey?
(http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~fast/gyges.html)

Remarks by Calum Neill and Simon Wigley (Bilkent University)
Ethical theory (glossaries, lecture series, and link collections)

Glossary
(http://ethics.acusd.edu/Glossary.html)

Brief definitions of ethical terms by Lawrence Hinman (University of San Diego); from Ethics Updates
Alphabetical Glossary of Ethical Theory
(http://www.rsweb.org.uk/ethics/glossary.html)

Glossary from RS-Web by R. A. Bowie (St. Simon Stock School)
An Overview of Ethical Theory
(http://www.nwmissouri.edu/~rfield/274overview.html)

Collection of discussions about ethical relativism, egoism, utilitarianism, Kantianism, etc. by Richard Field (Northwest Missouri State University)
A Short Introduction for students in ethics classes
(http://macserver.ius.indiana.edu/humanities/philosophy/programs/courses_s96/Intro-to-Phil... )

Overview of various influential ethical theories by Curtis H. Peters (Indiana University)
Introduction to Ethics
(http://www.cofc.edu/~portmord/phil4f97.htm)

Set of lecture notes and course materials by Douglas Portmore (College of Charleston)
Ethics Updates
(http://ethics.acusd.edu/)

Extensive collection of ethical theory and applied ethics links; maintained by Lawrence Hinman (University of San Diego)
Ethical theory links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Topics.aspx?TopiCode=Ethi)

EpistemeLink link collection
Ethics (general topic)

Ethics
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/e9.htm#eth)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Ethics
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/e/ethics.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Ethics
(http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=761555614)

Encarta article
Ethics
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05556a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
The Definition of Morality
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/morality-definition/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Ethical theories
(http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ap85/051/ethics_division.html)

Overview chart by Alexander R. Pruss (Georgetown University)
Moral Theories: An Overview
(http://www.sandiego.edu/~janderso/132/over1.html)

Chart of various ethical theories and their relation to one another with links to further discussions by Jim Anderson (University of San Diego)
Ethics (particular issues)

Moral Dilemmas
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/m/m-dilemm.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Moral Dilemmas
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-dilemmas/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Moral Responsibility
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-responsibility/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Moral Luck
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/m/moralluc.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Moral Personhood
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/p/personho.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Moral Rationalism
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/m/m-ration.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Doing vs. Allowing Harm
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/doing-allowing/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Supererogation
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/s/superero.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Pluralism
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/p/pluralis.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Good
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06636b.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
Evolutionary Ethics
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/e/evol-eth.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Morality and religion (general topic)

Morality and Religion
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/m/mor-rel.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Religion and Ethics
(http://ethics.acusd.edu/theories/Religion/index.html)

Collection of video resources, links, bibliography, etc.; from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego)
Plato's Euthyphro and the "Euthyphro question"

The Euthyphro Question
(http://www.utexas.edu/courses/hilde/Philhandouts/Euthyphro(Corvino).html)

Outline notes on relation between morality and religion by John Corvino (University of Texas at Austin)
Euthyphro Dilemma
(http://www.faithnet.freeserve.co.uk/euthyphrodilemma.htm)

Discussion of the relation of God to morality from Faithnet
Instructor's Notes on Plato's Euthyphro
(http://philosophy.ucdavis.edu/phi001/euthnote.htm)

Lecture notes by G. J. Mattey (UC Davis)
Notes for Lecture #9
(http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ap85/051/lec9.html)

Lecture notes on Plato's Euthyphro by Alexander R. Pruss (Georgetown University)
Lecture Notes on the Euthyphro
(http://www.owecc.net/stevecarden/plato/notes1.htm)

Lecture notes by Stephen Carden (Owensboro Community College)
On Moral Justification and the Euthyphro
(http://www.utexas.edu/courses/hilde/Philhandouts/Euthyphro(Myers).html)

Lecture notes by William T. Myers (Birmingham-Southern College)
Socrates Part 2: Plato's Euthyphro
(http://web.mit.edu/wedgwood/www/teaching/ancient97/socrates-2.html)

Detailed lecture by Ralph Wedgwood (MIT)
Divine Command theory

Nonconsequentialist Theories of Obligation
(http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~tlockha/h2700nonconsequentialism.doc)

Overview of divine command theory, natural law theory, and Kant's ethical theory by Ted Lockhart (Michigan Tech University)
Divine Command Theory
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/divineco.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
The Divine Command Theory of Ethics
(http://www.faithnet.freeserve.co.uk/divinecommand.htm)

Discussion from Faithnet
Rachels Chap.4: Does Morality Depend on Religion?
(http://www.wutsamada.com/alma/ethics/rachels4.htm)

Outline lecture notes on the divine command theory and natural law theory by Larry Hauser (Alma College)
Divine Command Theory
(http://www.public.iastate.edu/~ltorrago/2divine-command.html)

Lecture notes by Loretto Torrago (Iowa State University)
Morality Requires God... or Does It?
(http://www.secularhumanism.org/library/fi/schick_17_3.html)

Article by Theodore Schick, Jr. for Free Inquiry magazine