· Atkinson D and Field D — New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology (IVP, 1995) ISBN 978 0851106502
· Ayer A — Language, Truth and Logic (Penguin, 1936) ISBN 978 0486200101
· Cook D — The Moral Maze (SPCK, 1983) ISBN 978 0281040384
· Fletcher J — Situation Ethics (Westminster John Knox Press, 1997) ISBN 978 0664257613
· Frankena W — Ethics (Prentice Hall, 1973) ISBN 978 0132904780
Key Texts:
Additional Readings:
• Singer, P. (1993), Practical Ethics, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
Weblinks:
• Gruen, L. (2017), The Moral Status of Animals, Stanford: The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-animal/
Key Texts: • Bentham, J. (1789), An Introduction to the Principles of Moral s and Legislation. • Mill, J.S. (1863), Utilitarianism.
Additional Readings:
• Pojman, L. (2012) Discovering Right and Wrong, Stamford: Wadsworth.
• Singer, P. (1993), Practical Ethics, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
Weblinks:
• Driver, J. (2014), The History of Utilitarianism, Stanford: The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/utilitarianism-history/
• Crimmins, J. (2019), Jeremy Bentham, Stanford: The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/bentham/
Key Texts: • Fletcher, J. (1997), Situation Ethics: A New Morality, Westminster: John Knox Press.
Additional Readings:
• Lewis, C.S. (2016), The Four Loves, London: William Collins.
• Messer, N. (2006), SCM Study Guide: Christian Ethics, London, SCM.
Weblinks:
Utilitarianism
Key Texts: • Bentham, J. (1789), An Introduction to the Principles of Moral s and Legislation. • Mill,
Key Texts: • Fletcher, J. (1997), Situation Ethics: A New Morality, Westminster: John Knox Press.
Additional Readings:
• Lewis, C.S. (2016), The Four Loves, London: William Collins.
• Messer, N. (2006), SCM Study Guide: Christian Ethics, London, SCM.
Other
The Puzzle of Ethics, Peter Vardy - There's a 10-page chapter on Situation Ethics. It's not Vardy's favourite theory, but he presents it accurately and includes criticisms.
Ethical Studies (Second Edition) Bob Bowie- Much more in here (12 pages), and easy for students to access, explaining the theory with an evaluation too. Less of a challenge than Vardy - larger text, clearer structure, chapter summary at the end - but consequently less satisfying for the more able student.
Moral Problems, Michael Palmer - No section on Situation Ethics (this book has only 5 chapters), yet a wonderful excerpt from Fletcher's 'Ethical Aspects of Genetic Controls'. Challenging reading.
Weblinks:
Key Texts: • Aquinas, T. (2010), Summa Theologica, California: Coyote Canyon Press.
Additional Readings:
• Aristotle (1998), Physics, London: Penguin Classics.
Weblinks:
• Finnis, J. (2020), Natural Law Theories, Stanford: The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/natural-law-theories/
• McIntyre, A. (2018),Doctrine of Double Effect, Stanford: The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/double-effect/
Other
Buckle S. in Singer ed A Companion to Ethics (Blackwell, 1995) ch13
Jackson P. in Dialogue 12
Jones et al (2002) pages 100-104
McInery R. Ethica Thomistica (Catholic UP 1997)
Pojman L. (2002) pages 45-59
Rachels J. (2006) pages 50-55
Suggate A. Dialogue 5 Is There a Natural Law?
Vardy and Grosch (1999) ch 4
Key Texts: • Aquinas, T. (2010), Summa Theologica, California: Coyote Canyon Press.
Additional Readings:
• Singer, P. (1993), Practical Ethics, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
Weblinks:
• Lazar, S. (2016), War, Stanford: The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/war/
• Fiala, A (2018), Pacifism, Stanford: The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pacifism/
Key Texts: • Pope Paul VI (1968), Humanae Vitae
Additional Readings:
• Singer, P. (1993), Practical Ethics, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
Weblinks:
• Halwani, R. (2017), Sex & Sexuality, Stanford: The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/sex-sexuality/
Virtue Ethics
Key Texts: • Aristotle (1998), The Metaphysics, London: Penguin Classics.
Additional Readings:
• Barnes, J. (2000), Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Weblinks:
• Hursthouse, R. & Pettigrove, G. (2016), Virtue Ethics, Stanford: The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-virtue/
Key Texts: • Moore, G.E. (1903) Principa Ethica. • Ayer, A.K. (1936), Language, Truth & Logic, London< Victor Gollancz.
Additional Readings:
• Mackie, J.L. (1977), Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong, London: Penguin Books.
Weblinks:
• Sayre-McCord, G. (2012), Meta-Ethics, Stanford: The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/metaethics/
• Stratton-Lake, P. (2020), Intuitionism in Ethics, Stanford: The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/intuitionism-ethics/
Divine Command Theory
Key Texts:
Additional Readings:
Weblinks:
• Hare, J. (2019), Religion & Morality, Stanford: The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/religion-morality/
Medical Ethics
Key Texts:
Additional Readings:
• Singer, P. (1993), Practical Ethics, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
• Glover, J. (1977), Causing Death and Saving Life, London: Prenguin Books.
Weblinks:
• Kukla, R. & Wayne, K. (2016), Pregnancy, Birth, and Medicine, Stanford: The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-pregnancy/
• Young, R. (2020), Voluntary Euthanasia, Stanford: The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/euthanasia-voluntary/