Subscribe Feed (RSS)Really Useful Links
This page will consist of really useful links, together with comments about what makes them useful.
Bit by bit I am classifying them according to topic.
If you know of a really useful link, please send me the full link, along with your comments.
General and unclassified.
http://www.nigelwarburton.typepad.com
The Virtual Philosopher. Good stuff! Just explore it.
http://www.philosophyonline.co.uk/index.html
Good introduction to Descartes’ Meditations and Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil. Clear introduction to Philosophy of Mind. Lots of bite-sized bits about Philosophy of Religion, as well.
http://www.geocities.com/black_tim/philosophy_355.htm
Prof. Black’s notes for a higher-level course on Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind.
Berkeley’s Three Dialogues A really useful summary by Prof. Klement.
Ethics.
A brief guide through the divisions of moral philosophy
http://www.csus.edu/indiv/g/gaskilld
Prof. Gaskill’s notes.
Introduction to ethics from Lander University.
Introductory lecture by Prof. Arneson.
A set of good notes here by Dr. Florio
Utilitarianism.
Utilitarianism, by Prof Arneson.
Introduction to Mill by Prof. Arneson.
Mill on the Utility Principle by Prof. Arneson.
Mill on Justice by Prof. Arneson.
Professional Ethics
http://www.westga.edu/~rlane/professional/index.html
Links to Professor Robert Lane’s lecture notes on Professional Ethics.
Business and Computer Ethics.
Professor Gaskill’s lecture notes.
Free market.
free market 1
Lecture notes: Kant and Business ethics. Utilitarian defence of the free market.
Lecture notes: Utilitarianism and the free market.
Free market3
Lecture notes: Outline of a rights based defence of the free market, objections to it, and of Bowie’s Neoclassical model.
Corporate responsibility.
Friedman’s shareholder argument.
Neat discussion of Friedman’s argument.
Response to Friedman on ethics.
Prof. Hooker has also sent me a link to a short essay which covers the arguments.
Evan and Freeman’s stakeholder theory.
http://www.westga.edu/~rlane/professional/lecture22_csr4.html
Lecture notes.
Suicide and Euthanasia.
Active and passive Euthanasia.
Prof. Streiffer’s lecture notes on Rachels’ distinction
Suicide, Active Euthanasia, and the Treatment of Impaired Infants
Lecture notes by Mr. Peter Lewis.
JJThomson on Abortion. A summary of her paper.
Confucian Ethics - a brief account.
Ancient Philosophy.
http://faculty.washington.edu/smcohen/320/index.html
The Lecture Notes are a bit intense at times , but worth the effort. Browse through the Texts and Essays, as well.
Socrates.
http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/ApologyPlato.html
Outline of the Apology, by Prof. J. P. Adams
Apology Discussion by Prof. Gaskill
Political Philosophy.
Marx.
http://www.westga.edu/~rlane/political/lecture_Marx1.html
http://www.westga.edu/~rlane/political/lecture_Marx2.html
http://www.westga.edu/~rlane/political/lecture_Marx3.html
http://www.westga.edu/~rlane/political/lecture_Marx4.html
All from Prof. Robert Lane, again.
