Ethics and Morality

In recent decades, there has been an explosion of interest in global ethics -- the study of ethical issues with significant global dimensions. This book, a companion volume to Global Justice: Seminal Essays, provides a sample of the best recent work on those issues.

Tantalizing...learned
“...a fine book...tantalizing...learned...an elegant volume....” –The New York Times Astonishing mastery
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Clear, cogent, and convincing
“On the theoretical issue of our pluralistic age–whether we can continue to believe in absolute value–Robert Kane has written the most helpful discussion I know.

Extremely practical
“An extreme1y practical book which should prove helpful to many philosophy professors.”–Ralph McInerny, University of Notre Dame What are the philosophical foundations of moral life? Randolph Feezell and Curtis Hancock seek the answer In a series of fascinating fictional dialogues.

Highly recommended...
“Ethics After the Holocaust: Perspectives, Critiques and Response is one of the most important books on the moral and ethical implications of the Holocaust to appear in years.

"Highly Recommended"
Choice, April 2003

"Must Read"
—Today's Books, Abstract & Index, May 12, 2003

A Valuable Primer on Genocide
“Will Genocide Ever End? is a valuable primer in the terrible and persistent problem of genocide in human society.

"Choose Corporate Scandals for a primer on how business should behave, how Wall Street and others should address the specter of corporate greed, and examples of what happens when scandal spreads in the business world.

"Humorous, thought-provoking, well written, and completely jargon-free, it is accessible to any interested reader who wants to think more about these issues.... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduates; general readers.

The philosophy of love
For centuries, popular writers and respected scholars have written about and analyzed the phenomenon of love without exhausting its potential for contemporary debate.

A Selected Review
“Provides both an introduction and survey of the immensely important field of genetics and the global problems–scientific, cultural, political, and moral that are coming from these developments The conclusions are ones of caution, urgency, and intelligent search for responsibility.

Well written
“...very well written...works well at involving the reader and moving the reader.” –Canadian Philosophical Reviews An interesting introduction
“Interesting introduction to Western moral thought” –Teaching Philosophy Lively and relevent
“Graham’s approach is lively and relevant.

Clear arguments and a clearly stated alternative
“This is an important book, a high hurdle for the soft-minded. In clean prose and clear arguments, Patrick Burke makes a formidable case that much of what is done today in the name of compassion and good intentions causes harm.