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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn

The Problem of Relativism and Morality

Issues and Applications

Ethics (The Problem of Morality)



Morality Play
(http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/morality_play.htm)

Interactive questionnaire to test the parsimoniousness of your ethical system by The Philosophers' Magazine Online
Ethics Surveys: Basic Moral Orientation
(http://ethics.sandiego.edu/ActiveWebSurvey/General/MoralOrientations.html)

Survey to determine your basic moral orientation from Ethics Update
Ethics Case Studies
(http://ethics.sandiego.edu/resources/cases/HomeOverview.asp)

Numerous ethics case studies from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego)
The Definition of Morality
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/morality-definition/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
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.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics)

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

Catholic Encyclopedia article
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 Updates
(http://ethics.sandiego.edu/index.html)

Extensive collection of web resources dealing with ethics compiled by Lawrence Hinman (University of San Diego)
Ethics
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/e9.htm#eth)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling

Applied Ethics



Applied Ethics
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=551303)

Oxford Companion to Philosophy article
Business Ethics
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=551513)

Oxford Companion to Philosophy article
Medical Ethics
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=552768)

Oxford Companion to Philosophy article
Applied Ethics
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/a/appliede.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Applied Ethics Resources on WWW
(http://www.ethics.ubc.ca/resources/)

Large assortment of applied ethics links from the Centre for Applied Ethics (University of British Columbia)
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
(http://www.scu.edu/ethics/)

Site containing articles, cases, briefings, etc. and applied ethics links from Santa Clara University
Social Issues
(http://www.clearinghouse.net/cgi-bin/chadmin/viewcat/Social_Sciences___Social_Issues/soci... )

Collection of links on a variety of applied ethics issues from the Argus Clearinghouse
Ethics Web Sites
(http://www.lapraik.com/cordeaux/Philosophy_Ethics/ethics_web_sites.htm)

Set of links mostly to applied ethics sites; maintained by J. Cordeaux
Applied Ethics links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Topics.aspx?TopiCode=AppE)

EpistemeLink link collection

Euthanasia



Euthanasia
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=551983&secid=.-&hh=1)

Oxford Companion to Philosophy article
Euthanasia
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/e/euthanas.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Voluntary Euthanasia
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/euthanasia-voluntary/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Euthanasia
(http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia)

Wikipedia article
Euthanasia
(http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761562836)

Encarta article
Euthanasia.org
(http://www.euthanasia.org/index.html)

Largest collection of euthanasia related sites on the web
Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide
(http://www.religioustolerance.org/euthanas.htm)

Detailed overview of the issue and current legal situation from ReligiousTolerance.org
Euthanasia
(http://www.faithnet.freeserve.co.uk/euthansia.htm)

Discussion from Faithnet; overview of different sorts of euthanasia and brief arguments for and against allowing voluntary euthanasia
Euthanasia and End-of-Life Decisions
(http://ethics.sandiego.edu/Applied/Euthanasia/index.html)

Collection of web resources from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego)
International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
(http://www.internationaltaskforce.org/index.htm)

FAQs, information about advanced directives, the situation in the Netherlands, etc. from a perspective that opposes legalization
Euthanasia.com
(http://www.euthanasia.com/)

Collection of articles from organization against euthanasia
The Hemlock Society USA
(http://www.hemlock.org/default.asp)

Home page of organization "promoting end-of-life choice"
FastAccess
(http://www.euthanasia.org/index.html)

Site containing a great deal of information about euthanasia, arguments pro and con, etc. by EXIT, a group in favor of voluntary choice over end-of-life decisions

Capital Punishment



Capital Punishment
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=551533)

Oxford Companion to Philosophy article
Capital Punishment
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/c/capitalp.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Capital punishment
(http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment)

Wikipedia article
Capital Punishment
(http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761570630)

Encarta article
Capital Punishment (the Death Penalty)
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12565a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article discussing history of capital punishment across the world
Capital Punishment Statistics
(http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cp.htm)

Statistical information about those sentenced to the death penalty from the U.S. Department of Justice
Capital Punishment--The Death Penalty: Pro and Anti
(http://www.religioustolerance.org/executb.htm)

Detailed overview of the issue, current legal situation, and arguments on both sides from ReligiousTolerance.org
Punishment and the Death Penalty
(http://ethics.sandiego.edu/Applied/DeathPenalty/index.html)

Collection of web resources from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego)
Website Against the Death Penalty
(http://www.web.amnesty.org/rmp/dplibrary.nsf/index?openview)

Arguments against the death penalty from Amnesty International
The Death Penalty and the Catholic Church
(http://www.americancatholic.org/news/deathpenalty/)

Site with information on the death penalty and the Catholic Church's opposition to it
Executing the Innocent
(http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Huma/HumaLine.htm)

Article opposing capital punishment by Elizabeth A. Linehan (St. Joseph's University) for Paideia
The Case Against the Death Penalty
(http://www.aclu.org/library/case_against_death.html)

Lengthy discussion by Hugo Adam Bedau (Tufts University)
Capital Punishment and Human Rights
(http://radicalacademy.com/capitalpunish.htm)

Essay on the incompatibility of accepting both natural rights theory and capital punishment by Dr. Jonathan Dolhenty (The Radical Academy)
The Ultimate Punishment: A Defense
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/angel/procon/haagarticle.html)

Article in favor of capital punishment by Ernest van den Haag (Fordham University)
Speech in Favor of Capital Punishment
(http://ethics.sandiego.edu/Mill.html)

Speech given in 1868 by John Stuart Mill; text from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego)
Wesley Lowe's Pro Capital Punishment Webpage
(http://www.wesleylowe.com/cp.html)

Detailed set of arguments for the death penalty
Pro-Death Penalty.com
(http://www.prodeathpenalty.com/)

Collection of resources from a group in favor of capital punishment
The Death Penalty: A Defense
(http://w1.155.telia.com/~u15525046/ny_sida_1.htm)

Online book supporting capital punishment by David Anderson