Topical links

Protagoras
Protagoras (http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/p/protagor.htm) Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article



Protagoras (http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/p9.htm#prot) Brief biography by Garth Kemerling



The Sophistic Movement: Protagoras & Co. (http://web.mit.edu/wedgwood/www/teaching/ancient97/protagoras.html) Detailed lecture by Ralph Wedgwood (MIT)



Sophists (http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/s/sophists.htm) Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article; includes mention of Protagoras



Protagoras (http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/protagoras.html) Platonic dialogue; text from The Internet Classics Archive (MIT)

Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre: Life and Works (http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/sart.htm) Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling



Sartre, Jean-Paul (http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/15/015F2000.htm/t_blank) Encarta article



Jean-Paul Sartre (http://www.knuten.liu.se/~bjoch509/philosophers/intros/sar-intro.html) Brief discussion of life and thought by Thomas E. Wren



Sartre Summary (http://www.sonoma.edu/users/d/daniels/Sartre%20sum.html) Very quick overview of some of Sartre's key ideas by Victor Daniels (Sonoma State University)



The Realm of Existentialism: Jean-Paul Sartre (http://members.aol.com/KatharenaE/private/Philo/Sartre/sartre.html/t_blank) Biography, quotations, and links to general information on existentialism by Katharena Eiermann



Sartre: Freedom and responsibility (http://www.ku.edu/~acudd/phil140-s20/) PowerPoint presentation by Ann Cudd (University of Kansas)



Summary of Some Main Points from Sartre's Existentialism and Human Emotions (http://www.anselm.edu/homepage/dbanach/sartreol.htm) Brief discussion of Sartre's notions of essence, existence, freedom, facticity, etc. by David Banach (St. Anselm College)



Sartre links (http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Sart) EpistemeLink link collection

Herodotus
Herodotus (http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/32/03222000.htm?z=1&pg;=2&br=1) Encarta article



Herodotus of Halicarnassus (http://www.livius.org/he-hg/herodotus/herodotus01.htm) Overview by Jona Lendering (Livius Page)



Herodotus on the Web (http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/herodotus/) Large collection of links to biographies, essays, texts, etc.; maintained by Tim Spalding)

Ruth Benedict
Benedict, Ruth Fulton (http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/41/0417F000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1) Encarta article



Ruth Fulton Benedict (http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/ruthbenedict.html) Detailed discussion of life and works by Susan K. Hochman (Webster University)

John Ladd
John Ladd (http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Philosophy/ladd.html) Home Page of John Ladd (Brown University)



A Conversation About Navajo Ethics (http://ethics.acusd.edu/video/Interviews/Ladd/) Video interview of Ladd conducted by Lawrence Hinman (UCSD), 2001

James Rachels
James Rachels (http://www.uab.edu/philosophy/faculty/rachels/) Home Page of James Rachels (University of Alabama at Birmingham)



Active and Passive Euthanasia (http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~bercker/rachels.htm) Outline of Rachels' position by Pascal Bercker (University of Colorado)



James Rachels and the Active Euthanasia Debate (http://pages.sbcglobal.net/cornerstonebible/articles/euthanasia.htm) Essay by J. P. Moreland (The Evangelical Theological Society) criticizing Rachels' position that there's no significant moral difference between active and passive euthanasia



The Elements of Moral Philosophy 4th ed. (http://www.mhhe.com/catalogs/hss/philosophy/catalog/philosophy-512.mhtml?dispurl=/catalog... ) Popular introductory ethics text by Rachels



Rachels: Elements of Moral Philosophy (http://www.wutsamada.com/alma/voffw99.htm) Scroll down for outline lecture notes by Larry Hauser (Alma College) to accompany each chapter of Rachels' text



Ethics 230 Lecture Notes (http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cfehr/230%20Lecture%20Notes.htm) Outline lecture notes on Rachels' text by Carla Fehr (Iowa State University)

Subjectivism
Noncognitivism (http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/n/noncogni.htm) Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article



Emotivism (http://www.faithnet.freeserve.co.uk/emotivism.htm) Discussion from Faithnet



Rachels Chap.3: Subjectivism in ethics (http://www.wutsamada.com/alma/ethics/rachels3.htm) Outline lecture notes on simple subjectivism and emotivism by Larry Hauser (Alma College)



Rachels Chapter 3: Ethical subjectivism (http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cfehr/230%20Rachels%20ch3.htm) Outline lecture notes on simple subjectivism and emotivism by Carla Fehr (Iowa State University)

Ethical relativism (overviews)
Moral Relativism (http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/m/m-relati.htm) Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article



Addendum on Cultural Relativism (http://www.cofc.edu/~portmord/170-add.htm) Discussion of distinction between descriptive and normative ethical relativism and their relation by Douglas Portmore (College of Charleston)



Ethical Relativism (http://www.ccaurora.edu/phi112/relativism.htm) Outline lecture notes by Sharon Janusz (Community College of Aurora)



Moral relativism (http://www.mit.edu/~shaslang/2400-01/moralrelativ01.html) Overview notes on some implications of moral relativism and moral objectivism by Sally Haslanger (MIT)



Relativism (http://www.public.iastate.edu/~ltorrago/relativism.html) Lecture notes by Loretto Torrago (Iowa State University)



Ethical Relativism (http://www.nwmissouri.edu/~rfield/274overview.html#ethical%20relativism) Detailed discussion of the implications of individual and cultural relativism by Richard Field (Northwest Missouri State University)



Relativism (http://www.friesian.com/relative.htm) Detailed discussion by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)



Internet Resources on Moral Relativism (http://ethics.acusd.edu/theories/Relativism/index.html) Collection of video resources, links, bibliography, etc.; from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego) For information on epistemological relativism see the links for Chapter 2.5.

Ethical relativism (evaluations)
Ethical Relativism (http://www.scu.edu/SCU/Centers/Ethics/publications/iie/v5n2/relativism.html) Article by Claire Andre and Manuel Velasquez from Issues in Ethics, 1992; summarizes and criticizes ethical relativism while acknowledging certain lessons in may teach



Introduction to Philosophy: Sixth Handout (http://www.mnstate.edu/mouch/101/ho6.html) Brief criticisms of ethical relativism by Philip M. Mouch (Minnesota State University)



The Myth of Moral Relativism (http://radicalacademy.com/ethicsmyth.htm) Essay criticizing ethical relativism by Dr. Jonathan Dolhenty (The Radical Academy)



Philosophical problems with moral relativism (http://www.equip.org/free/DA241.htm) Article by Francis J. Beckwith (CRI)



Relativism (http://www.carm.org/relativism.htm) Criticism of various sorts of relativism, including ethical relativism from a Christian perspective (CARN)



Famous cultural relativists (http://www.quantonics.com/Famous_CRites.html) List of ethical relativists from Quantonics



The Truth in Ethical Relativism (http://www.etsu.edu/philos/faculty/hugh/relative.htm) Article by Hugh LaFollette (East Tennessee State University) from Journal of Social Philosophy, 1991



The Moral Attractions of Relativism: A Critique (http://www.stier.net/writing/rel/rel.htm) In-depth essay by Mark Stier (Temple University)

Ethical objectivism and absolutism
Ethical Relativism, Universalism, Absolutism (http://www.tamucc.edu/~sencerz/relat.htm) Overview of various positions and several arguments for them by Stefan Sencerz and Andy Piker (Texas A&M)



Ethical Relativism, Absolutism, and Pluralism (http://ethics.acusd.edu/presentations/Theory/Relativism/index_files/frame.html) PowerPoint presentation by Lawrence Hinman (University of San Diego)



Moral Realism (http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/m/m-realis.htm) Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article

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