- Online Resources -

 

 

Moral Relativism

 

Introduction to moral relativism: An online Powerpoint presentation from Lawrence Hinman at Ethics Updates.

Overview of moral relativism: A description and analysis of some of the different philosophical positions that go by the name "moral relativism," from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Arguments for and against moral relativism: from Craig Duncan at Ithaca College (in Word format).

The relationship between moral relativism and value pluralism: Joseph Raz's Tanner lecture discussing this topic.

Relativism in general: A very brief description of relativism in general (i.e., not just moral relativism), from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Accusations of moral relativism: Accusing your enemies of moral relativism seems to be a popular sport these days. Those accused lately include conservatives, liberals, Catholics, Protestants, Catholics and Protestants, atheists, the God of the Old Testament, The Wall Street Journal, The U.S. military, George Bush, Sean Hannity, the media in general, college students, and of course college professors. (As an excercise, see if you think the arguments given are sound ones.)

 

 

Ethical Egoism

 

Egoism: A critical discussion of psychological egoism and ethical egoism from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Egoism: Another discussion of different forms of egoism from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Ethical Egoism: An online Powerpoint presentation from Lawrence Hinman at Ethics Updates.

 

Utilitarianism

 

General information: A link to a number of resources, including a glossary, from utilitarianism.com.

Utilitas: A journal devoted to utilitarianism and the philosophical issues it raises.

Journal of Happiness Studies: A journal devoted to the study of happiness.

In favor of a Brave New World: An essay defending the "maximal pleasure, minimal pain" ideal.

Consequentialism: An overview of consequentialism (of which utilitarianism is one type), from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

 

Famine

 

World Hunger Statistics: Facts and figures from the United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization.

 

 

Philosophy

• Philosopher's Index*
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• American Philosohical Association
• JSTOR* (journals online)

 

General Reference

• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed.*
• American Heritage Dictionary, 3rd ed.
• Information Please Almanac
• Roget's Thesaurus

 

*=CSU only