A radical "liberationist" account of ethics that argues that our ordinary intuitions about the moral status of charitable giving (and refraining from charitable giving), are radically wrong. An online book (with two chapters omitted).
Overview of normative ethical principles and theories.
Summarises some objections to the Golden Rule.
Ted Honderich on only consequences making actions right (consequentialism), and the selfishness of agent-relative moralities (non-consequentialisms).
Ted Honderich on how freedom and determinism are really related, with special attention to Richard Double's views.
Ted Honderich's political philosophy on the true basis of the tradition of egalitarianism - The Principle of Equality.
Ted Honderich on the misunderstandings and deceptions surrounding egalitarianism.
A theory of ethics based on enlightened self-interest.
The view that normative properties depend only on consequences; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong.
Summaries of readings, personal experiences, book suggestions, and essays dedicated to ending human suffering.
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