Sunday, December 13, 2009

Index for Posts on The Blackwell Companion to Ethics

I have tasked myself with summarising every essay in The Blackwell Companion to Ethics. This is my favourite book on moral philosophy. This post provides an index to all other posts.



PART 1: THE ROOTS
  • "The Origin of Ethics" by Mary Midgley
  • "Ethics in Small-Scale Societies" by George Silberbauer
  • "Ancient Ethics" by Gerald A. Larue


PART II: THE GREAT ETHICAL TRADITIONS


PART III: WESTERN PHILOSOPHICAL ETHICS: A SHORT HISTORY
  • "Ethics in Ancient Greece" by Christopher Rowe
  • "Medieval and Renaissance Ethics" by John Haldane
  • "Modern Moral Philosophy" by J.B. Schneewind


PART IV: HOW I OUGHT TO LIVE?


PART V: APPLICATIONS
  • "World Poverty" by Nigel Dower
  • "Environmental Ethics" by Robert Elliot
  • "Euthanasia" by Helga Kuhse
  • "Abortion" by Mary Anne Warren (Part 1, Part 2)
  • "Sex" by Raymond A. Belliotti (Part 1, Part 2)
  • "Personal Relationships" by Hugh Lafollette
  • "Equality, Discrimination and Preferential Treatment" by Bernard R. Boxill
  • "Animals" by Lori Gruen
  • "Business Ethics" by Robert Solomon
  • "Crime and Punishment" by C.L. Ten
  • "Politics and the Problem of Dirty Hands" by C.A.J. Coady
  • "War and Peace" by Jeff McMahan


PART VI: THE NATURE OF ETHICS


PART VII: CHALLENGE AND CRITIQUE
  • "The Idea of a Female Ethic" by Jean Grimshaw
  • "The Significance of Evolution" by Michael Ruse
  • "Marx against Morality" by Allen Wood
  • "How Could Ethics Depend on Religion?" by Jonathan Berg
  • "The Implications of Determinism" by Robert Young

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