Ethics and Moral Philosophy

Welcome to PACTISS.org - Philosophers and Critical Thinkers in Senior Schools — by Peter Ellerton — last modified Aug 11, 2010 09:18 AM

The online presence of the Australian Philosophy Teachers' Network (APTN) - Network coordinator: Peter Ellerton. Please note the 'contact' page is faulty email to pactiss (at) gmail if you would like to make contact.

Morality without Religion — by Peter Ellerton — last modified May 08, 2010 02:02 AM

Marc Hauser and Peter Singer. Empirical evidence of innate morality? Philosophy of mind. Moral philosophy.

A nod to traditional owners — by Katherine Cheng — last modified Mar 21, 2010 10:39 AM

Q: Is an acknowledgment of traditional ownership by public officials tokenistic political correctness or a genuine effort to achieve reconciliation with Aboriginal Australians? From: A nod to traditional owners, The (Weekend) Australian, 20 March 2010, Tim Soutphommasane mentions this ritual acknowledgement as an example of Aristotle's ethics by doing.

Civics should be a class act — by Katherine Cheng — last modified Jan 22, 2010 05:13 AM

Opinion piece about the teaching of ethics in NSW public schools, as an alternative to scripture classes. Written by Tim Soutphommasane, political theorist and author of Reclaiming Patriotism.

Rebuilding before retreating — by Katherine Cheng — last modified Oct 12, 2009 04:35 AM

Themes: Just war, moral responsibility, military occupation, peacekeeping ASK THE PHILOSOPHER: Tim Soutphommasane | October 10, 2009 Article from: The Australian Do occupying military powers, such as American and allied forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, owe a moral duty to rebuild the countries they invade before withdrawing their troops? - D.A., South Yarra, Victoria

Funny Proofs of God's Existence — by Peter Ellerton — last modified Jul 07, 2009 12:25 AM

 

South Australian Syllabus — by Sue Knight — last modified May 15, 2009 07:42 AM

 

Hume, David - A Treatise on Human Nature — by Peter Ellerton — last modified Apr 17, 2009 10:03 AM

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Locke, John - Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Books 3 & 4) — by Peter Ellerton — last modified Apr 16, 2009 01:12 PM

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Locke, John - Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Books 1 & 2) — by Peter Ellerton — last modified Apr 16, 2009 01:10 PM

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Aristotle - Ethics — by Peter Ellerton — last modified Apr 16, 2009 01:05 PM

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Plato - The Republic — by Peter Ellerton — last modified Apr 16, 2009 01:02 PM

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More, Sir Thomas - Utopia — by Peter Ellerton — last modified Apr 16, 2009 12:58 PM

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Hume, David - Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion — by Peter Ellerton — last modified Apr 16, 2009 12:55 PM

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Nietzsche, Friedrich - Beyond Good and Evil — by Peter Ellerton — last modified Apr 16, 2009 12:54 PM

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Mill, John Stuart - On Liberty — by Peter Ellerton — last modified Apr 16, 2009 12:47 PM

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Kant, Immanuel (1724-1804) - Critique of Practical Reason — by Peter Ellerton — last modified Apr 16, 2009 12:39 PM

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Kant, Immanuel (1724-1804) - Critique of Pure Reason — by Peter Ellerton — last modified Apr 16, 2009 12:34 PM

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Brain science and the search for the self — by Peter Ellerton — last modified Apr 16, 2009 12:09 PM

Nice little overview of how the whole thing started. From New Scientist magazine. Philosophy of mind, consciousness, self.

Aristotle's Ethics — by Peter Ellerton — last modified Apr 08, 2009 12:52 PM

This episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast focuses on Aristotle's Ethics. In conversation with Nigel Warburton, Terence Irwin of Oxford University explains the key features of this influential work.