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Ethics: The Drama of the Moral Life
Piotr Jaroszynski and Mathew Anderson
Written in a clear and communicative style, and will be very advantageously
read by people not accustomed to the philosophical language.
Piotr Jaroszynski and Mathew Anderson
Written in a clear and communicative style, and will be very advantageously
read by people not accustomed to the philosophical language.
Does the Center Hold?
Donald Palmer
An entertaining, topically organized introductory text with more than 500 original illustrations. The ideas and issues are presented here in a remarkably accessible and enjoyable manner.
Donald Palmer
An entertaining, topically organized introductory text with more than 500 original illustrations. The ideas and issues are presented here in a remarkably accessible and enjoyable manner.
Thinking in education
Matthew Lipman
Infuses critical thinking into existing disciplines. Provides procedures to enable students at all levels of education to become more thoughtful, more reasonable,
and more judicious.
Matthew Lipman
Infuses critical thinking into existing disciplines. Provides procedures to enable students at all levels of education to become more thoughtful, more reasonable,
and more judicious.
Lying - Moral Choice in Public and Private Life
Sissela Bok
A thoughtful addition to the growing debate over public and private morality.
Looks at lying and deception in law, family, medicine, and government.
Sissela Bok
A thoughtful addition to the growing debate over public and private morality.
Looks at lying and deception in law, family, medicine, and government.
A young person's guide to philosophy
Jeremy Weate
Introduces over twenty-five of the world's greatest
philosophers and presents a simple version of the tenets of philosophy.
Jeremy Weate
Introduces over twenty-five of the world's greatest
philosophers and presents a simple version of the tenets of philosophy.
Dialogues with Children
Gareth B. Matthews
This book has considerable implications for education and for our
understanding of the range of relationships between adults and children.
Gareth B. Matthews
This book has considerable implications for education and for our
understanding of the range of relationships between adults and children.
Creating the ethical school
Zubay Bongsoon & Soltis F. Jonas
An excellent teaching tool for preparing future teachers,
which addresses the many ethical issues that arise daily in school.
Zubay Bongsoon & Soltis F. Jonas
An excellent teaching tool for preparing future teachers,
which addresses the many ethical issues that arise daily in school.
Justice: What’s the Right Thing To Do?
Michael J. Sandel
Sandel relates the big questions of political philosophy
to the most vexing issues of the day.
Michael J. Sandel
Sandel relates the big questions of political philosophy
to the most vexing issues of the day.
Exploring Ethics: An Introductory Anthology
Steven M. Cahn
A remarkably accessible, concise, and engaging introduction to moral philosophy,
with exceptionally clear and understandable articles.
Steven M. Cahn
A remarkably accessible, concise, and engaging introduction to moral philosophy,
with exceptionally clear and understandable articles.
Ethics in the first person
Deni Elliott
A comprehensive guide to teaching and learning practical ethics.
The historical context for practical ethics as a discipline is explored, as is ethics in a cross-cultural context.
Deni Elliott
A comprehensive guide to teaching and learning practical ethics.
The historical context for practical ethics as a discipline is explored, as is ethics in a cross-cultural context.
Philosophy for teens
Sharon Kaye and Paul Thomson
This book Challenges teens to think. The authors make great thinkers; such as Plato,
Socrates, Aquinas, Locke and Nietzsche accessible to teens through contemporary scenarios.
Sharon Kaye and Paul Thomson
This book Challenges teens to think. The authors make great thinkers; such as Plato,
Socrates, Aquinas, Locke and Nietzsche accessible to teens through contemporary scenarios.
Teach Yourself Ethics
Mel Thompson
Explains complex concepts in jargon-free language.
Revised to cover today's most pressing ethical issues.
Mel Thompson
Explains complex concepts in jargon-free language.
Revised to cover today's most pressing ethical issues.
Applying ethics: text with readings
Jeffrey Olen et al.
This book combines text, readings, and cases to provide an outstanding introduction
to moral philosophy, engaging students in the most perplexing issues of our
time without sacrificing philosophical integrity.
Jeffrey Olen et al.
This book combines text, readings, and cases to provide an outstanding introduction
to moral philosophy, engaging students in the most perplexing issues of our
time without sacrificing philosophical integrity.
Moral problems: a coursebook
Michael Palmer
Both a single-author introduction and a sourcebook containing primary texts.
It provides the instructor, student, and general reader with a step-by-step
introduction to the major ethical theories.
Michael Palmer
Both a single-author introduction and a sourcebook containing primary texts.
It provides the instructor, student, and general reader with a step-by-step
introduction to the major ethical theories.
Can We Teach Ethics?
Howard B. Radest
This thought provoking study examines the foundations of moral education
from a philosophical and practical perspective.
Howard B. Radest
This thought provoking study examines the foundations of moral education
from a philosophical and practical perspective.
More Philosophy for Teens
Paul Thomson
This volume tackles the topics of reality and knowledge, examining some of lifes
toughest questions in a conversational style that teenagers will love.
Paul Thomson
This volume tackles the topics of reality and knowledge, examining some of lifes
toughest questions in a conversational style that teenagers will love.
A 21st Century Ethical Toolbox
Anthony Weston
A uniquely practical and hands-on introduction. Ethics is treated as an ongoing
set of real-life challenges that call for multiple, integrated,
and open-ended kinds of intelligence.
Anthony Weston
A uniquely practical and hands-on introduction. Ethics is treated as an ongoing
set of real-life challenges that call for multiple, integrated,
and open-ended kinds of intelligence.
Magazines
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Imagine Magazine is published by The Centre for Talented Youth
at Johns Hopkins University.
This issue is entirely devoted to philosophy for second level students. It explains how to start a philosophy club, why ethics matters, and much more.