Religion and Morality

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on religion and morality

A short piece called “Godless Morality” by philosopher Peter Singer

Plato’s Euthyphro

Natural Law

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on natural law

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on the natural law tradition

Catholic Encyclopedia entry on natural law

Psychological Egoism and Ethical Egoism

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on egoism

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on egoism

Overview of some arguments concerning egoism from Sandra LaFave at West Valley College

Consequentialism

A general resource: Utilitarianism Resources

Peter Singer’s website, a famous living utilitarian

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entries:

Consequentialism

The history of utilitarianism

Mill’s moral and political philosophy 

Rule consequentialism

Kant's Ethics

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Kant's moral philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Kant's ethics

The Social Contract Tradition

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on social contract theory

Contractarianism and animal rights

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entries:

Contractarianism

Hobbes's moral and political philosophy

Ethical Pluralism and Ethical Particularism

About William David Ross

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entries:

W. D. Ross

Value pluralism

Moral particularism

Virtue Ethics

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entries:

Aristotle's ethics

Virtue ethics

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on virtue ethics

Feminist Ethics

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on feminist philosophy

The largest feminist organization in the United States: National Organization for Women (NOW)

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