Moral Theory Books

New and Published Books

1. Social Humanism

   A New Metaphysics

   By Brian Ellis

   Series: Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory

   In this book, Ellis argues that moral and political objectives are not independent of one other, and so must be pursued in tandem. Social humanism is a moral and political philosophy that does just this. As a political philosophy, it justifies the implementation and maintenance of many of the...

   Published May 15th 2012 by Routledge
2. Needs and Moral Necessity

   By Soran Reader

   Series: Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory

   Needs and Moral Necessity analyses ethics as a practice, explains why we have three moral theory-types, consequentialism, deontology and virtue ethics, and argues for a fourth needs-based theory....

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. Morality, Self Knowledge and Human Suffering

   An Essay on The Loss of Confidence in the World

   By Josep Corbí

   Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

   In this wholly original study, Josep Corbi asks how one should relate to a certain kind of human suffering, namely, the harm that people cause one another. Relying upon real life examples of human suffering--including torture, genocide, and warfare--as opposed to thought experiments,...

   Published April 24th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Phenomenology of Moral Normativity

   By William Smith

   Series: Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory

   Why should I be moral? Philosophers have long been concerned with the legitimacy of morality’s claim on us—especially its ostensible aim to motivate certain actions of all persons unconditionally. This problem of moral normativity has received extensive treatment in analytic moral theory, but...

   Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge
5. Consequentialism

   By Julia Driver

   Series: New Problems of Philosophy

   Consequentialism is the view that the rightness or wrongness of actions depend solely on their consequences. It is one of the most influential, and controversial, of all ethical theories. In this book, Julia Driver introduces and critically assesses consequentialism in all its forms. After a brief...

   Published November 15th 2011 by Routledge
6. Bioethics, Public Moral Argument, and Social Responsibility

   Edited by Nancy M.P. King, Michael J Hyde

   Series: Routledge Annals of Bioethics

   Bioethics, Public Moral Argument, and Social Responsibility explores the role of democratically oriented argument in promoting public understanding and discussion of the benefits and burdens of biotechnological progress. The contributors examine moral and policy controversies surrounding biomedical...

   Published September 22nd 2011 by Routledge
7. Kant and Education

   Interpretations and Commentary

   Edited by Klas Roth, Chris Surprenant

   Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

   Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy, political philosophy, and philosophy of judgement have been and continue to be widely discussed among many scholars. The impact of his thinking is beyond doubt and his ideas continue to inspire and encourage an on-going dialogue among many people in our world today...

   Published September 18th 2011 by Routledge
8. After The Open Society

   Selected Social and Political Writings

   By Karl Popper

   Edited by Piers Norris Turner, Jeremy Shearmur

   Series: Routledge Classics

   In this long-awaited volume, Jeremy Shearmur and Piers Norris Turner bring to light Popper's most important unpublished and uncollected writings from the time of The Open Society until his death in 1994.After The Open Society: Selected Social and Political Writings reveals the development of...

   Published August 25th 2011 by Routledge
9. Integrity and Historical Research

   Edited by Tony Gibbons, Emily Sutherland

   Series: Routledge Approaches to History

   There have been serious debates between historians, novelists and filmmakers as to how best present historical narratives. When writers and filmmakers talk of using historical research with integrity, what exactly do they mean? Integrity and Historical Research examines this question in detail. The...

   Published August 24th 2011 by Routledge
10. The Ethics of War and Peace

    An Introduction

    By Helen Frowe

    When is it right to go to war? When is a war illegal? What are the rules of engagement? What should happen when a war is over? How should we view terrorism? The Ethics of War and Peace is a fresh and contemporary introduction to one of the oldest but still most relevant ethical debates. It...

    Published June 8th 2011 by Routledge