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A Guide to Ethics
A global resource for the study of ethics. Maintained by the St. Olaf College community and friends.
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Introduction
Getting Started
Introduction to the EIN Requirement
What is Ethics?
Why Study Ethics?
Q & A in Ethics
Safety First!
Are We Doing Ethics Now?
Speaking about Ethics
Because God Said We Should!
A Portrait of a St. Olaf College EIN Workshop
Got Ethics?
Philosophical Geography
Areas
Art & Values
Ethics & Anthropology
Ethics & Economics
Ethics & The Environment
Ethics & History
Ethics & Law
Ethics & Medicine
Ethics & Journalism
Ethics & Politics
Ethics & Psychology
Ethics & Religion
Ethics & Social Work
Ethics & Sports
Ethics & War
Personal Ethics
Professional Ethics
Sexual Ethics
The Good Life vs. Moral Duties
Themes
Absolutes
Acts and Omissions
Atheism, Non-theism, and Agnosticism
Communitarianism
Corpses and Ghosts
Covenant or Contract?
Democracies
Emotions and Reason
Ethics and the Meaning of Life
Famine Relief Ethics
Freedom and Responsibility
Gender
Global vs. Social Justice
Humanism and Secularism
Kantian Ethics
Individual and Collective Decision Making
Individual and Collective Responsibility
International Law
A Liberty Principle
Lying, Deception, and “Playing the Game”
Moral Experts
Patriotism, Internationalism, and Cosmopolitanism
Religious Values in a Pluralistic Democracy
Race and Ethnicity
Rights and Duties
Singer and Universal Love
Social Science Research and Medical Trials
State Sovereignty
Terrorism and Responsibility
Torture
Transitional Justice
Utilitarianism
Important Figures
Christian Ethics
What is Christian Ethics?
Christian Ethics Part I
Christian Ethics Part II
Some References and Terms
Resources
Information About the EIN Requirement
A Guide to EIN Class Success
Example EIN Syllabi
Terminology
Dilemmas and Case Studies
Thought Experiments
Questions and Replies
Ethics and Graduate School
Web Resources
Undergraduate Journals of Philosophy
Humor
Shakespeare and EIN
An Anthology of Ethics Texts
Additional Resources