| The Philosophical Journey, 2/e William Lawhead,
The University of Mississippi
The Search for Ethical Values
Contemporary ConnectionsThe moral education of our children To what extent do and should our schools seek to provide foundations for the moral character as well as the intellectual development of our children? Does virtue theory have a place in our educational institutions? Which virtues, if any, ought particularly to be cultivated? Use the links below to develop further your own view on these questions.
Character development and moral education
| Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character
(http://www.bu.edu/education/caec/)
General information for educators, parents, and students, including useful FAQs section; from the very influential character education program at the Boston University School of Education | | | | Character Counts!
(http://www.charactercounts.org/)
Home page of a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian coalition devoted to character education | | | | The Character Education Partnership
(http://www.character.org/)
Home page of a nonpartisan group devoted to educating children to be compassionate and responsible citizens | | | | Character Education: Free Resources
(http://www.goodcharacter.com/)
Set of materials for students in high school, middle school, and elementary school from goodcharacter.com | | | | National Character Education Center
(http://www.ethicsusa.com/)
Assortment of newsletters, articles, links related to character education, etc. | | | | Studies in Moral Development and Education
(http://tigger.uic.edu/~lnucci/MoralEd/index.html)
Site containing overview of moral education approaches, classroom practices, assessment tools, etc. | | | | Character Development Links
(http://www.ethics.org/character/index.html)
Large set of links from the Ethics Resource Center | | | | Character Education Resources
(http://www.teachvalues.org/icce/Resources1201.htm)
Collection of links from the International Center for Character Education | | | | Character
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03584b.htm)
Catholic Encyclopedia article |
Core virtues and values
| The Six Pillars of Character
(http://www.josephsoninstitute.org/MED/MED-6pillars.htm)
Account of central virtues advocated by the Josephson Institute of Ethics | | | | What We Teach
(http://www.jeffersoncenter.org/what.htm)
Overview of values emphasized by the Jefferson Center for Character Education | | | | What is good character?
(http://www.cortland.edu/c4n5rs/char_v.htm#good%20character)
Discussion from the Center for the Fourth and Fifth R's: Respect and Responsibility |
The sanctity and quality of life
| Sanctity of Life
(http://www.faithnet.freeserve.co.uk/sanctityoflife.htm)
Discussion from Faithnet | | | | Against the Sanctity of Life
(http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/writing/sanctity.htm#Preventive%20Killing)
Article by Peter Suber (Earlham College) in favor of focusing on quality of life rather than sanctity of life, an issue with repercussions for euthanasia, abortion, capital punishment, and other issues |
Euthanasia (overviews, arguments against, arguments for)
| Euthanasia
(http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761562836)
Encarta 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 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.acusd.edu/Applied/Euthanasia/index.html)
Collection of video resources, links, bibliography, etc.; 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 |
Abortion (overviews, pro-life arguments, pro-choice arguments)
| Abortion
(http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761553899)
Encarta article | | | | Abortion
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/a/abortion.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article | | | | Abortionfacts.com
(http://www.abortionfacts.com/)
Collection of information about various aspects of abortion and articles supporting various positions | | | | bortion: All sides of the Issue
(http://www.religioustolerance.org/abortion.htm)
Detailed overview of the issue, current legal situation, and arguments on various sides from ReligiousTolerance.org | | | | Abortion
(http://www.agi-usa.org/sections/abortion.html)
Collection of fact sheets and reports on abortion from the Guttmacher Institute; general information, although by pro-choice supporters | | | | Abortion
(http://www.faithnet.freeserve.co.uk/abortion.htm)
Discussion from Faithnet; reasonably balanced overview, although by pro-life supporters | | | | Abortion
(http://www.friesian.com/abortion.htm)
Detailed discussion of flaws in the key arguments used by both pro-life and pro-choice advocates; by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings), a pro-choice supporter | | | | Responsibility and the moral permissibility of abortion
(http://www.utexas.edu/courses/hilde/Philhandouts/Abortion(Myers).html)
Discussion arguing that responsibility depends on how a woman got pregnant by William T. Myers (Birmingham-Southern College) | | | | Abortion and Ethics
(http://ethics.acusd.edu/Applied/Abortion/index.html)
Collection of video resources, links, bibliography, etc.; from Lawrence Hinman's Ethics Updates (University of San Diego) | | | | On Combating Abortion and Euthanasia
(http://www.cin.org/jp2ency/aboreuth.html)
Letter of Pope John Paul II against abortion, May, 1991 | | | | The Ultimate Pro-life Resource List
(http://www.prolifeinfo.org/)
Collection of materials relating to abortion and the pro-life stance | | | | National Right to Life
(http://www.nrlc.org/abortion/)
Home page of pro-life organization with information on medical and legislative issues | | | | The Moral Question of Abortion
(http://www.ohiolife.org/mqa/toc.asp)
Online book by Stephen Schwarz taking a pro-life position | | | | Abortion
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01046b.htm)
Catholic Encyclopedia article; detailed discussion of history of issue and Catholic Church's stance | | | | Abortion
(http://bostonreview.mit.edu/BR20.3/thomson.html)
Article for the pro-choice position by Judith Jarvis Thompson for the Boston Review, 1995 | | | | NOW and Abortion Rights/Reproductive Issues
(http://www.now.org/issues/abortion/index.html)
Pro-choice resources from the National Organization for Women | | | | The National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL)
(http://www.naral.org/index2.asp)
Home page of organization emphasizing importance of freedom of choice; contains links to current news articles, legal cases, etc. | | | | National Abortion Federation
(http://www.prochoice.org/)
Home page of pro-choice organization with fact sheets, discussion of legal issues, etc. | | | | Why Abortion is Biblical
(http://elroy.net/ehr/abortion.html)
Essay by Brian Elroy McKinley arguing for biblical support of abortion |
Capital punishment/ death penalty (overviews, arguments against, arguments for)
| Capital Punishment
(http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761570630)
Encarta article | | | | Capital Punishment
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/c/capitalp.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy 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.acusd.edu/Applied/DeathPenalty/index.html)
Collection of video resources, links, bibliography, etc.; 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.acusd.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/~u15509119/ny_sida_1.htm)
Online book supporting capital punishment by David Anderson |
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