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FURTHER READING There are rather a lot of books on ethics. This book has referred to these texts directly: Plato's Republic; K. Popper's The Open Society and Its Enemies; Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics; Hobbes' Leviathan; Rousseau's Emile; Machiavelli's The Prince; John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism and On Liberty ; Kant's The Moral Law; Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature; A.J. Ayer's Language, Truth and Logic; R. Hare's The Language of Morals; J.-P. Sartre's Existentialism and Humanism; J. Rawls' A Theory of Social Justice; A. Maclntyre's After Virtue; M. Nussbaum's Love's Knowledge; Z. Bauman's Intimations of Postmodernity. Good general introductory books on ethics that are very useful are: The Puzzle of Ethics, Paul Vardy and Paul Grosch (Harper-Collins 1994); Moral Philosophy, D.D. Raphael (Oxford 1981); Moral Principles and Social Values, J. Trusted (Routledge 1987); A Short History of Ethics, A. Macintyre (Routledge 1967); Ethics, J.L. Mackie (Penguin 1977). A book which is not "philosophical" but very interesting is: Seven Theories of Human Nature, L. Stevenson (Oxford 1974). There are many books on the Greek philosophers, like: Plato, Nickolas Pappas (Routledge 1995); Plato's Republic, R. Cross and A.O. Woozley (Macmillan 1979); Aristotle the Philosopher, J. Ackrill (Oxford 1981 ); Aristotle's Ethics, J. Urmson (Blackwell 1988); Aristotle's Ethical Theory, W. Hardie (Oxford 1981). Two shorter introductions for those with less time are: Plato, R. Hare (Oxford Past Masters 1984); Aristotle. J. Barnes (Oxford Past Masters 1982). A good introduction to Mill, Kant and Sartre is: Three Philosophical Moralists, G. Kerner (Oxford 1990). The shortest and often clearest guide to Kant's moral philosophy is still Kant's Moral Philosophy, H.B. Acton (Macmillan 1970). Another very clear book is An Introduction to Kant's Ethics, R. Sullivan (Cambridge 1994). Clear but not always simple introductions to more theoretical modern moral philosophy are: Modern Moral Philosophy, W.D. Hudson (Macmillan 1983); Contemporary Moral Philosophy, G.J. Warnock (Macmillan 1967). Good introductions to applied ethics from a generally Utilitarian standpoint are: Practical Ethics, P. Singer (Oxford 1993); Applied Ethics, ed. P. Singer (Oxford 1986). 174

A good dialectical introduction to Utilitarian Philosophy is Utilitarianism: For and Against, J .J. Smart and B. Williams (Cambridge 1973). The most thorough and fascinating introduction to political philosophy can be found in the two volumes of Man and Society, J. Plamenatz (Longman 1992); a shorter but interesting introduction is in the essays contained in Political Ideas, ed. D. Thomson (Penguin 1990). A clear account of more recent moral and political theory is in : Modern Political Philosophy, A. Brown (Penguin 1986) ; Political Thinkers, ed . D. Muschamp (Macmillan 1986) ; Public and Private Morality, ed . S. Hampshire (Cambridge 1978). Other books on practical ethics are : Animals and Why They Matter, M. Midgley (Penguin 1983); Animal Liberation, P. Singer (Cape 1976); Causing Death and Saving Lives, J . Glover (Penguin 1972). The most recent and very good collection of essays on all manner of historical , theoretical and practical ethical subjects is : A Companion to Ethics, ed. P Singer (Blackwell 1993). Philosophy Now is an excellent , unstuffy and accessible magazine that comes out quarterly and often covers contemporary moral issues. It is obtainable from 226 Bramford Road , Ipswich IP1 4AS. _ Acknowledgements I'd like to mention A Companion to Ethics as especially useful to this author, although , unsurprisingly, I haven't agreed with every single view expressed in that anthology. I'd also like to thank the unnatural patience shown me by my companion Judith and all those friends I forced to read my original manuscript. I'm always grateful to my students for making me laugh and providing me with some of the very few original ideas in this book. I am also full of admiration for Chris Garratt who has made th is book more fun than it might have been. Thanks also to my editor, Richard Appignanesi , who had to remind me patiently what commas are for. Finally I would like to thank Professor R.F. Atkinson for much of my formal and informal education in ethical philosophy. I would recommend everyone read his book Conduct: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy (Macmillan 1969) when they have finished with this one. Artwork assistants Diane Dalton Sophie Garratt Duncan Heath 175

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A good dialectical introduction to Utilitarian Philosophy is Utilitarianism: For and Against, J .J. Smart and B. Williams (Cambridge 1973). The most thorough and fascinating introduction to political philosophy can be found in the two volumes of Man and Society, J. Plamenatz (Longman 1992); a shorter but interesting introduction is in the essays contained in Political Ideas, ed. D. Thomson (Penguin 1990).

A clear account of more recent moral and political theory is in : Modern Political Philosophy, A. Brown (Penguin 1986) ; Political Thinkers, ed . D. Muschamp (Macmillan 1986) ; Public and Private Morality, ed . S. Hampshire (Cambridge 1978).

Other books on practical ethics are : Animals and Why They Matter, M. Midgley (Penguin 1983); Animal Liberation, P. Singer (Cape 1976); Causing Death and Saving Lives, J . Glover (Penguin 1972).

The most recent and very good collection of essays on all manner of historical , theoretical and practical ethical subjects is : A Companion to Ethics, ed. P Singer (Blackwell 1993).

Philosophy Now is an excellent , unstuffy and accessible magazine that comes out quarterly and often covers contemporary moral issues. It is obtainable from 226 Bramford Road , Ipswich IP1 4AS. _

Acknowledgements

I'd like to mention A Companion to Ethics as especially useful to this author, although , unsurprisingly, I haven't agreed with every single view expressed in that anthology. I'd also like to thank the unnatural patience shown me by my companion Judith and all those friends I forced to read my original manuscript. I'm always grateful to my students for making me laugh and providing me with some of the very few original ideas in this book. I am also full of admiration for Chris Garratt who has made th is book more fun than it might have been. Thanks also to my editor, Richard Appignanesi , who had to remind me patiently what commas are for. Finally I would like to thank Professor R.F. Atkinson for much of my formal and informal education in ethical philosophy. I would recommend everyone read his book Conduct: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy (Macmillan 1969) when they have finished with this one.

Artwork assistants Diane Dalton Sophie Garratt Duncan Heath

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