Ethics

Ethics, sometimes known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.

The Nicomachean Ethics
After Virtue
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values
Ethics
Practical Ethics
Beyond Good and Evil
Utilitarianism
Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
On the Genealogy of Morals
Meditations
Animal Liberation
Ethics in the Real World: 86 Brief Essays on Things that Matter
Wolf Sanctuary by Chuck RineerAllowed to Grow Old by Isa LeshkoMy Gentle Barn by Ellie LaksAnimal Kingdoms by National Geographic SocietyThe Chimpanzees of Gombe by Jane Goodall
Animal Sanctuaries (Non-Fiction)
62 books — 5 voters
The Western Canon by Harold BloomNotes Towards The Definition Of Culture by T.S. EliotPhaedrus by PlatoThe intimate philosophy of art by John ArmstrongCulture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold
Roger Scruton's Bibliographies
100 books — 5 voters

The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. WellsThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin1984 by George Orwell
Orphan Black
109 books — 31 voters
Seeing Like a State by James C. ScottInformation Doesn't Want to Be Free by Cory DoctorowEating Ethically by Jonathan K. CraneThe Ugly Fight by R.S. AmbleeHello World by Hannah Fry
Science and Tech Ethics
29 books — 8 voters


Aristotle
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self.
Aristotle

John Stuart Mill
A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

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