Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy

Beyond Good and Evil

by Freiedrich Nietzche

In Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzsche attacks past philosophers for their alleged lack of critical sense and their blind acceptance of the Christian premises in their consideration of morality. The work attempts...

As a Man Thinketh

by James Allen

This little volume (the result of meditation and experience) is not intended as an exhaustive treatise on the much-written-upon subject of the power of thought. It is suggestive rather than explanatory, its...

Introduction to the Metaphysics of Morals

by Immanuel Kant

All duties are either duties of right, that is, juridical duties, or duties of virtue, that is, ethical duties. Juridical duties are such as may be promulgated by external legislation; ethical duties are those...

Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals

by Immanuel Kant

Kant's Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals is one of the most important works in modern moral philosophy. It belongs beside Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Hobbes. Here Kant sets out to articulate...

Creative Questions about Abortion

by Kim Michaels

The purpose of this book is to raise a series of questions that go beyond the paradigms of both mainstream Christianity and materialistic science. In doing so, the book suggests an entirely new - non-confrontational...

On Life

by Leo Tolstoy

'On Life' and 'What is religion?' were published by the Fee Age Press in England; a publishing house set up to side-step the censorship of Tolstoy in Russia, and to give him an international voice. So what is...

My Religion - What i Believe

by Leo Tolstoy

'A Confession' is Tolstoy's chronicle of his journey to faith; his account of how he moved from despair to the possibility of living; from unhappy existence to 'the glow and strength of life'. It describes his...

Packs

by D.T. Kizis

How closely can anyone come to comprehending what another creature thinks? And how do we reconcile the need for acceptance with the equally pressing need for individuality within ourselves, especially since...

Toward a Positive Psychology of Religion: Belief Science in the Postmodern Era

by Robert Rocco Cottone

Psychologist and ethicist Robert Rocco Cottone takes readers on a religious journey infusing postmodern philosophy positive psychology and ethics into a comprehensive vision of religion in the future. Defining...

The Virtue of Selfishness

by Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand here sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, the philosophy that holds man's life--the life proper to a rational being--as the standard of moral values and regards altruism as incompatible with...

Beyond Moralism

by John Shelby Spong

This thought-provoking guide takes a candid look at the moral issues we face in our daily lives. Using the Ten Commandments as a starting point, the authors bring fresh analysis to such problems as the morality...

How Good People Make Tough Choices Rev Ed: Resolving the Dilemmas of Ethical Living

by Rushworth M. Kidder

Should you take a much-needed vacation or save money for the kids' education? Protect the endangered owl or maintain jobs for loggers? Have a heart-to-heart with a lying employee or fire him on the spot?

All...

An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

by David Hume

David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals argues that morals are not based in rational thought, but rather are sentimental endeavors. This text highlights how approval and disapproval can be...

Foundations for Moral Relativism

by David Velleman

In Foundations for Moral Relativism a distinguished moral philosopher tames a bugbear of current debate about cultural difference. J. David Velleman shows that different communities can indeed be subject to...

Meditations

by Marcus Aurelius & Maxwell Staniforth

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves—and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged,...

Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

by Immanual Kant

Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is one of the most important works in modern moral philosophy. It belongs beside Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Hobbes. Here Kant sets out to articulate and...

On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

by Henry David Thoreau

Civil Disobedience argues that citizens should not permit their governments to overrule their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing their acquiescence to enable the government to make them...

Bushido: The Soul of Japan

by Inazo Nitobe

Chivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than its emblem, the cherry blossom; nor is it a dried-up specimen of an antique virtue preserved in the herbarium of our history. It is still a living...

The Ecstasy and Agony

by Hester Z. Philbert

This book was written by the wife of a pastor. The book contains experiences both awesome and belittling that has helped to shape her life and ministry.

It goes on to explain that many of things that people see...

Derrida in 90 Minutes: Philosophers in 90 Minutes

by Paul Strathern

In Derrida in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Derrida's life and ideas, and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes...