Ethics Philosophy Books

New and Published Books

1. The Capacity for Ethical Conduct

   On psychic existence and the way we relate to others

   By David Levine

   What is the root cause of ethical failure? Why is preoccupation with ethics more a part of the problem than a part of the solution? What makes ethical conduct a natural expression of who we are? What enables us to be ourselves in our relations with others? Ethical failure has become a significant...

   Published December 19th 2012 by Routledge
2. Evil and Moral Psychology

   By Peter Brian Barry

   Series: Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory

   This book examines what makes someone an evil person and how evil people are different from merely bad people. Rather than focusing on the "problem of evil" that occupies philosophers of religion, Barry looks instead to moral psychology—the intersection of ethics and psychology. He provides...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
3. Narrative Hospitality in Late Victorian Fiction

   Novel Ethics

   By Rachel Hollander

   Series: Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature

   Bringing together poststructuralist ethical theory with late Victorian debates about the morality of literature, this book reconsiders the ways in which novels engender an ethical orientation or response in their readers, explaining how the intersections of nation, family, and form in the late...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
4. Perspectives on Human-Animal Communication

   Internatural Communication

   Edited by Emily Plec

   Series: Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Communication

   Despite its inherent interdisciplinarity, the Communication discipline has remained an almost entirely anthropocentric enterprise. This book represents early and prominent forays into the subject of human-animal communication from a Communication Studies perspective, an effort that brings a...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Contradictions of Modern Moral Philosophy

   Ethics after Wittgenstein

   By Dr Paul Johnston, Paul Johnston

   Series: Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory

   The Contradictions of Modern Moral Philosophy is a highly original and radical critique of contemporary moral theory. Paul Johnston demonstrates that much recent moral philosophy is confused about the fundamental issue of whether there are correct moral judgements. He shows that the standard modern...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
6. Thomistic Principles and Bioethics

   By Jason T. Eberl

   Series: Routledge Annals of Bioethics

   Alongside a revival of interest in Thomism in philosophy, scholars have realised its relevance when addressing certain contemporary issues in bioethics. This book offers a rigorous interpretation of Aquinas's metaphysics and ethical thought, and highlights its significance to questions in bioethics...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. Free Will: The Basics

   By Meghan Griffith

   Series: The Basics

   The question of whether humans are free to make their own decisions has long been debated and it continues to be a controversial topic today. In Free Will: The Basics readers are provided with a clear and accessible introduction to this central but challenging philosophical problem. The questions...

   Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge
8. Disagreement and Skepticism

   Edited by Diego E. Machuca

   Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

   The thirteen essays in this volume explore for the first time the possible skeptical implications of disagreement in different areas and from different perspectives, with an emphasis in the current debate about the epistemic significance of disagreement. They represent a new contribution to the...

   Published December 2nd 2012 by Routledge
9. Aristotelian Ethics in Contemporary Perspective

   Edited by Julia Peters

   Series: Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory

   By bringing together influential critics of neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics and some of the strongest defenders of an Aristotelian approach, this collection provides a fresh assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of Aristotelian virtue ethics and its contemporary interpretations. Contributors...

   Published December 2nd 2012 by Routledge
10. Human Dignity in Bioethics

    From Worldviews to the Public Square

    Edited by Stephen Dilley, Nathan J. Palpant

    Series: Routledge Annals of Bioethics

    Human Dignity in Bioethics brings together a collection of essays that rigorously examine the concept of human dignity from its metaphysical foundations to its polemical deployment in bioethical controversies. The volume falls into three parts, beginning with meta-level perspectives and moving to...

    Published December 2nd 2012 by Routledge