Ethics

Useful Sites and Articles

• Reflections on the Evolution of Morality by Kristine Korsgaard
• Teleological vs. Deontological “Oughts” by Matthew Ferguson
• Exploring the Implications of Moral Anti-Realism by Matthew Ferguson
• Moral Ontology by Richard Carrier
• How Does Morality Work in the Brain?  A Functional and Structural Perspective of Moral Behavior by Leo Pascual, Paulo Rodrigues, and David Gallardo-Pujol
• The Moral Instinct by Steven Pinker
• The Baby in the Well: The Case Against Empathy by Paul Bloom
• Constructivism in Metaethics (Courtesy of Stanford University)
• Contractualism (Courtesy of Stanford University)
• Utilitarianism.net

Videos

Debates

• Michael Shermer vs. Massimo Pigliucci
• Shelly Kagan vs. William Lane Craig
• Peter Singer vs. John Hare

Short Lectures

• Kristine Korsgaard: Interacting with Animals: A Kantian Account
• James Giordano: Neuroethics: Moral Issues from Synapse to Society
• Peter Singer: Ethics Without Religion
• Patricia Churchland: Morality and the Mammalian Brain
• Andy Thomson: Morality: From the Heavens or From Nature?
• Jonathan Haidt: The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives
• Richard Carrier: How Does an Atheist Explain Morality Without God?
• Richard Carrier: Is Happiness the Goal of Morality?
• The Great Debate Panel: Can Science Tell Us Right From Wrong?

Lecture Series

• Harvard University: Justice
• Yale University: Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature
• Yale University on Coursera: Moralities of Everyday Life
• Princeton University on Coursera: Practical Ethics

Documentaries

• BBC Horizons: Are We Born Good Or Evil?

Books

1. On Humean and Kantian Ethics
2. On Humean Conventions
3. On Kantian Constructivism
4. On Kant’s Predispositions
5. On Kant’s Realm of Ends
6. PDF Version

1. On the Cosmological Argument and Moral Realism

Fragments Coming Soon

1. On Aristotelian Necessities and the Necessity of Morality
2. On Nietzschean Nihilism

Fragments Coming Soon

Fragments Coming Soon

1. On the Sociality of Higher Mammals and the Neuroendocrinological Basis of Morality
2. On the Emergence of Monogamy and the Social Root of Moral Norms
3. On the Common Nature of Social and Moral Behavior
4. On Marc Hauser’s Moral Organ
5. On The Golden Rule

Miscellaneous Fragments and Material

1. Steven Pinker on Morality
2. Lawrence Krauss on Divine Command Theory
3. Sam Harris on Christianity and Morality
4. Julian Baggini on God and Morality