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

The Search for Ethical Values
Ethical Egoism

Topical links

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.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nietzsche/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Friedrich Nietzsche: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/niet.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
Pirate Nietzsche Page
(http://www.cwu.edu/~millerj/nietzsche/)

Useful collection of links to Nietzsche's writings and other web sites about him; maintained by J. Miller (Central Washington University)
The Perspectives of Nietzsche
(http://www.pitt.edu/~wbcurry/nietzsche.html)

Assortment of quotations from Nietzsche on Christianity, truth, will to power, etc.; maintained by Bill Curry (University of Pittsburgh)
Nietzsche as Critic and Captive of Enlightenment
(http://scrye.com/~station/dissertation.html)

Online dissertation by Lewis Call (UC Irvine)
Nietzsche links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Niet)

EpistemeLink link collection
Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/r/rand.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
A Brief Biography of Ayn Rand
(http://www.aynrand.org/aynrand/biography.shtml)

Biography from the Ayn Rand Institute
Introducing Objectivism
(http://www.aynrand.org/objectivism/io.html)

Ayn Rand's brief overview of her objectivist philosophy
Essentials of Objectivism
(http://www.aynrand.org/objectivism/essentials.html)

Summary of Ayn Rand's objectivist perspective on metaphysics, epistemology, human nature, ethics, politics, and aesthetics from the Ayn Rand Institute; also contains links to further introductory material on objectivism
The Ayn Rand Institute
(http://www.aynrand.org/)

Home Page of center aimed at providing information about Ayn Rand's objectivist philosophy
Objectivism Reference Center
(http://www.objectivism.addr.com/index.html)

Site with links to biographies of Ayn Rand, summaries of objectivism, criticisms of objectivism, etc.
About Objectivism
(http://www.vix.com/objectivism/more-details.html)

Account of objectivism, FAQs and links to further discussions of objectivism, etc. by Raymie Stata (MIT Objectivist Lyceum)
Objectivism Today
(http://www.objectivismtoday.com/)

Site with links to numerous articles on contemporary issues of interest to objectivists
The Objectivist Center
(http://ios.org/index.asp)

Site with information about objectivism, links to articles about current issues relevant to objectivism, etc.
Rand links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Rand)

EpistemeLink link collection
Bishop Joseph Butler

Joseph Butler
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/b/butler.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Joseph Butler
(http://www.thoemmes.com/encyclopedia/butler.htm)

Discussion of ethical perspective and ideas on moral psychology from Thoemmes Press' The History of Ideas
Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, Theologian
(http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/06/16.html)

Account of Butler's life and religious perspective by James Kiefer (Rowan University)
Butler links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Butl)

EpistemeLink link collection
Joel Feinberg

Joel Feinberg
(http://www.abor.asu.edu/1_the_regents/awards_honors/reg_profs/feinberg.html)

Brief biography from University of Arizona)
Joel Feinberg, "Abortion and the Conflict of Claims"
(http://philosophy.wisc.edu/streiffer/Phil241Folder/001129Feinberg.pdf)

summary of Feinberg's position by Robert Streiffer (University of Wisconsin at Madison); requires Adobe Reader
Pornography and Criminal Law: Joel Feinberg
(http://205.251.249.61:7979/25victoriast/text/PofLaw/FEINBERG.html)

Brief account of Feinberg's position by Craig Squires
Adam Smith

Adam Smith: A Biographical Sketch
(http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/smith/farrer.html)

Detailed biography by James Anson Farrer; from McMaster University
Biographies: Adam Smith
(http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Philosophy/Smith.htm)

Discussion of Smith's life, historical context, and Wealth of Nations by lawyer and lecturer Peter Landry
Adam Smith: Economist and Philosopher
(http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/96jun/smith.html)

Brief biography and collection of links by Robin Chew (Lucidcafé)
Victorian Economics: An Overview
(http://65.107.211.206/economics/econov.html)

Collection of discussions about views of various Victorian economists, including Adam Smith; from The Victorian Web
Adam Smith links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Smit)

EpistemeLink link collection
Psychological and ethical egoism

Egoism
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/e.htm#ego)

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

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Egoism
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05328a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
Egoism/hedonism
(http://www.faithnet.freeserve.co.uk/egoism.htm)

Discussion from Faithnet
Ethical egoism
(http://www.mit.edu/~shaslang/2400-01/egoism01.html)

Overview notes by Sally Haslanger (MIT)
Egoism
(http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/~ghh/319/Lecture02.html)

Lecture notes on various sorts of egoism by Gil Harman (Princeton University)
Varieties of Egoism
(http://truth.wofford.edu/~kaycd/ethics/egoism.htm)

Lecture notes distinguishing between psychological and ethical egoism by Charles D. Kay (Wofford College)
Varieties of Egoism and Hedonism
(http://faculty.washington.edu/wtalbott/phil240/trego.htm)

Overview and discussion of related arguments by William J. Talbott (University of Washington)
A Survey of Selected Internet Resources on Ethical Egoism
(http://ethics.acusd.edu/theories/Egoism/index.html)

Collection of video resources, links, bibliography, etc.; from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego)
Altruism

Altruism
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01369a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
Egoism vs. Altruism
(http://www.vix.com/pub/objectivism/Writing/RaymieStata/indism/subsubsection3_2_0_2.html)

Comments by Raymie Stata (MIT Objectivist Lyceum)
Chapter 13: Egoism, Altruism, Mutualism
(http://www.hazlitt.org/e-texts/morality/ch13.html)

Excerpt from Henry Hazlitt's The Foundations of Morality, 1964)
An Argument for Altruism
(http://utilitarian.org/altruism.html)

Discussion arguing for altruism on the basis of utilitarianism; from Utilitarian.org
The Fallacies of Egoism and Altruism, and the Fundamental Principle of Morality
(http://www.friesian.com/moral-1.htm)

Detailed discussion by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)
What Does Nozick's Experience Machine Argument Really Prove?
(http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Valu/ValuRive.htm)

Article criticizing Nozick's objections to hedonism by Eduardo Rivera-López (University of Buenos Aires) for Paideia
Hedonism

Hedonism
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/h/hedonism.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Hedonism
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07187a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
The Hedonic Society of America
(http://www.hedonicsociety.org/)

Home page of society devoted to philosophy of hedonism