| The Philosophical Journey, 2/e William Lawhead,
The University of Mississippi
The Search for Ethical Values Ethical Relativism versus Objectivism
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 (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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