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

The Search for Ethical Values
Kantian Ethics

Topical links

Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/kant.htm)

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

Discussion of Kant's life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)
Philosophy of Immanuel Kant
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08603a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
Immanuel Kant
(http://www.faithnet.freeserve.co.uk/kant.htm)

Discussion from Faithnet
Kant on the Web
(http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/Kant.html)

Useful set of links collected by Steve Palmquist (Hong Kong Baptist University)
Kant links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Kant)

EpistemeLink link collection

For more information on Kant's theoretical philosophy see the links for Chapter 2.4.
W. D. Ross

Ross, W. D.
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/r9.htm#ross)

Brief biography by Garth Kemerling
Ross' Prima Facie Duties
(http://www.sandiego.edu/~janderso/132/ross.html)

Ross' list of duties by Jim Anderson (University of San Diego)
W. D. Ross' Moral Theory
(http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~tlockha/hu329ov8.htm)

Lecture notes by Ted Lockhart (Michigan Tech University)
Ross
(http://www.jcu.edu/philosophy/gensler/ms/ross--00.htm)

Discussion of key elements of Ross' moral theory by Harry J. Gensler (John Carroll University)
Sir David Ross' Pluralistic Theory of Duty (The Beginnings)
(http://www.manitowoc.uwc.edu/staff/awhite/ken95.htm)

In-depth discussion by Ken Cooley (University of Wisconsin)
Kantian ethics

Immanuel Kant: Metaphysics
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/k/kantmeta.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article covering both Kant's theoretical philosophy and his moral philosophy
Immanuel Kant and the Categorical Imperative
(http://www.faithnet.freeserve.co.uk/catergoricalimperative.htm)

Discussion from Faithnet
Kantian ethics
(http://www.mit.edu/~shaslang/2400-01/kanteth01.html)

Overview notes by Sally Haslanger (MIT)
Kant's Moral Theory
(http://www.ccaurora.edu/phi112/Kant.htm)

Outline lecture notes by Sharon Janusz (Community College of Aurora)
Kant's ethics
(http://core.ecu.edu/phil/mccartyr/1175/kant.htm)

Lecture notes by Prof. McCartyr (East Carolina University)
Lecture Notes on Background to Kant
(http://www.owecc.net/stevecarden/kant/notes-bg.htm)

Lecture notes on Kant's ethics by Stephen Carden (Owensboro Community College)
Notes on the 2nd Form of the Categorical Imperative
(http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ap85/051/2ndcatimp.html)

Lecture notes on Kant's notion of respect by Alexander R. Pruss (Georgetown University)
Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals
(http://philosophy.ucdavis.edu/phi001/kantelec.htm)

Lecture notes from a 1994 intro to philosophy course by G. J. Mattey (UC Davis)
Philosophy 361 Course Materials: Lectures on Kant's ethics
(http://www-personal.umich.edu/~sdarwall/Phil361b.html)

Lecture notes for an ethics course, including 6 on Kant's ethics, by Stephen Darwall (University of Michigan)
Kant and Kantian Ethics
(http://ethics.acusd.edu/theories/Kant/index.html)

Collection of video resources, links, bibliography, etc.; from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego)
Kant's notion of the good will

Kant: The Ethical Imperative:The Good Will and Respect for Others
(http://www.fred.net/tzaka/kant2.html)

Reflections by Gordon L. Ziniewicz
Notes for Lecture #23
(http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ap85/051/lec23.html)

Lecture notes on Kant's notion of the good will by Alexander R. Pruss (Georgetown University)
Two Conceptions of Rationality
(http://www.public.iastate.edu/~ltorrago/two_conceptions_of_rationality.html)

Lecture notes distinguishing between Humean and Kantian views of rationality by Loretto Torrago (Iowa State University)
Deontology and duty

Deontology
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/d2.htm#deon)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Duties and Deontological Ethics
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/duties.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Notes on Deontology
(http://truth.wofford.edu/~kaycd/ethics/deon.htm)

Overview discussion by Charles D. Kay (Wofford College)
Duty
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05215a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
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)
Immanuel Kant and the Ethics of Duty
(http://ethics.acusd.edu/presentations/Theory/Kant/index_files/frame.htm)

PowerPoint presentation by Lawrence Hinman (University of San Diego)
Hypothetical and categorical imperatives

Categorical/hypothetical imperative
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/c.htm#catimp)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Categorical Imperative
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/c/catimper.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Categorical Imperative
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03432a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
Imperatives
(http://www.public.iastate.edu/~ltorrago/imperatives2.html)

Discussion of difference between hypothetical and categorical imperatives, together with remarks on Kant's different formulations of The Categorical Imperative by Loretto Torrago (Iowa State University)
Universalizability

Universalizability
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/u.htm#unvby)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Notes for Lecture #20: Kant's First Categorical Imperative
(http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ap85/051/lec20.html)

Lecture notes on Kant's notion of universalizability by Alexander R. Pruss (Georgetown University)
Kant on lying

Notes for Lecture #22: Kant on Lying
(http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ap85/051/lec22.html)

Lecture notes by Alexander R. Pruss (Georgetown University)
Kantian Maxims and Lying
(http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ap85/papers/KantianMaxims.html)

Work-in-progress essay by by Alexander R. Pruss (Georgetown University) against Christine Korsgaard's claim that Kant's ethics does allow for lying in certain circumstances
Lying, Deception, and Kant
(http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ap85/papers/LyingAndDeception.html)

Work-in-progress essay by Alexander R. Pruss (Georgetown University)
Intrinsic/inherent vs. instrumental value

Intrinsic Value and the Isolation Test
(http://www.tamucc.edu/~sencerz/intrinsic.htm)

Brief account of distinction between intrinsic and instrumental value, a test for intrinsic value, and different views on what has intrinsic value by Stefan Sencerz (Texas A&M)
Inherent and Instrumental Value
(http://online.uis.edu/spring2000/phi452/private/class10/page01.htm)

Overview of the distinction by Piotr Boltuc (University of Illinois at Springfield)
Inherent and Instrumental Values in Ethics
(http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Valu/ValuRiuk.htm)

Article by (Stanley Riukas West Chester University) in Paideia
Prima facie duty

Prima Facie Duties
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/p/primafac.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Prima Facie Duties Theories of Obligation
(http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~tlockha/h2700pfdutiesmoralrights.doc)

Overview by Ted Lockhart (Michigan Tech University)