Great Readings in Moral Philosophy
A curated directory of field-defining monographs, seminal philosophical essays, and paradigm-shifting contributions in moral philosophy.
Normative Ethical Theory
| Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Nicomachean Ethics | Aristotle |
| Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals | Immanuel Kant |
| Utilitarianism | John Stuart Mill |
| Modern Moral Philosophy | G. E. M. Anscombe |
| Reasons and Persons | Derek Parfit |
| After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory | Alasdair MacIntyre |
| Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy | Bernard Williams |
Metaethics and Moral Epistemology
| Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Principia Ethica | G. E. Moore |
| Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong | J. L. Mackie |
| The Moral Problem | Michael Smith |
| Ruling Passions: A Theory of Practical Reasoning | Simon Blackburn |
| Taking Morality Seriously: A Defense of Robust Realism | David Enoch |
Moral Psychology, Agency, and Responsibility
| Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Freedom and Resentment | P. F. Strawson |
| The Schizophrenia of Modern Ethical Theories | Michael Stocker |
| Moral Luck | Thomas Nagel |
| Intention | G. E. M. Anscombe |
| Lack of Character: Personality and Moral Behavior | John M. Doris |
Applied and Biomedical Ethics
| Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Famine, Affluence, and Morality | Peter Singer |
| A Defense of Abortion | Judith Jarvis Thomson |
| Animal Liberation | Peter Singer |
| Principles of Biomedical Ethics | Tom L. Beauchamp & James F. Childress |
| Climate Matters: Ethics in a Warming World | John Broome |
Political Philosophy and Distributive Justice
| Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| A Theory of Justice | John Rawls |
| Anarchy, State, and Utopia | Robert Nozick |
| World Poverty and Human Rights | Thomas Pogge |
| Democratic Authority: A Philosophical Framework | David M. Estlund |
| Killing in War | Jeff McMahan |
Critical, Relational, and Epistemic Ethics
| Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development | Carol Gilligan |
| The Ethics of Care: Personal, Political, and Global | Virginia Held |
| Epistemic Injustice: Power and the Ethics of Knowing | Miranda Fricker |
| The Racial Contract | Charles W. Mills |
| A Relational Moral Theory: African Ethics in and Beyond the Continent | Thaddeus Metz |