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The Ethics Toolkit: A Compendium of Ethical Concepts and Methods
A new edition of the bestselling guide which equips readers with the skills necessary for engaging in ethical reflection The Ethics Toolkit offers an engaging and approachable introduction to the core concepts, principles, and methods of contemporary ethics. Explaining to students and general readers how to think critically about ethics and actually use philosophical concepts, this innovative volume provides the tools and knowledge required to engage intelligently in ethical study, deliberation, and debate.
Invaluable as both a complete guide and a handy reference, this versatile resource provides clear and authoritative information on a diverse range of topics, from fundamental concepts and major ethical frameworks to contemporary critiques and ongoing debates. Throughout the text, Fosl and Baggini highlight the crucial role ethics plays in our lives, exploring autonomy, free will, consciousness, fairness, responsibility, consent, intersectionality, sex and gender, and much more.
Substantially revised and expanded, the second edition of The Ethics Toolkit contains a wealth of new entries, new recommended readings, more detailed textual references, and numerous timely real-world and hypothetical examples.
Uses clear and accessible language appropriate for use inside and beyond the classroom Contains cross-referenced entries to help readers connect and contrast ideas Engages both non-Western and Western philosophy Offer insights into key issues in ethics with a firm grounding in the history of philosophy Includes an appendix of tools for the practice of ethics, including links to podcasts, web and print resources, and prominent ethics organizations Written by the authors of the popular The Philosophers’ Toolkit, this new edition of The Ethics Toolkit is a must-have resource for anyone interested in ethics, from general readers to undergraduate and graduate students.
Invaluable as both a complete guide and a handy reference, this versatile resource provides clear and authoritative information on a diverse range of topics, from fundamental concepts and major ethical frameworks to contemporary critiques and ongoing debates. Throughout the text, Fosl and Baggini highlight the crucial role ethics plays in our lives, exploring autonomy, free will, consciousness, fairness, responsibility, consent, intersectionality, sex and gender, and much more.
Substantially revised and expanded, the second edition of The Ethics Toolkit contains a wealth of new entries, new recommended readings, more detailed textual references, and numerous timely real-world and hypothetical examples.
Uses clear and accessible language appropriate for use inside and beyond the classroom Contains cross-referenced entries to help readers connect and contrast ideas Engages both non-Western and Western philosophy Offer insights into key issues in ethics with a firm grounding in the history of philosophy Includes an appendix of tools for the practice of ethics, including links to podcasts, web and print resources, and prominent ethics organizations Written by the authors of the popular The Philosophers’ Toolkit, this new edition of The Ethics Toolkit is a must-have resource for anyone interested in ethics, from general readers to undergraduate and graduate students.
392 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 1, 2007
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About the author
Julian Baggini
76 books595 followersJulian Baggini is a British philosopher and the author of several books about philosophy written for a general audience. He is the author of The Pig that Wants to be Eaten and 99 other thought experiments (2005) and is co-founder and editor of The Philosophers' Magazine. He was awarded his Ph.D. in 1996 from University College London for a thesis on the philosophy of personal identity. In addition to his popular philosophy books, Baggini contributes to The Guardian, The Independent, The Observer, and the BBC. He has been a regular guest on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time.
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July 30, 2025
Pätevä johdatus eettisten pulmien käsittelyyn.
August 31, 2014
An absolutely charming little book, arranged as a dictionary of concepts with a brief for/against point and three reading references for each concept.
I cannot imagine who the audience for the book might be. I read it while working on a memoir in order to help assure I have considered the matters under discussion from as many different directions as possible.
I cannot imagine who the audience for the book might be. I read it while working on a memoir in order to help assure I have considered the matters under discussion from as many different directions as possible.
April 8, 2018
I liked the concept, but:
- For being a "balanced" dictionary style reference book, it's excessively subjective. The entry on nihilism was especially grave
One of the main benefits of the book is the references. However, as the book is now fairly old, a second edition with updated references would be appreciated.
- For being a "balanced" dictionary style reference book, it's excessively subjective. The entry on nihilism was especially grave
One of the main benefits of the book is the references. However, as the book is now fairly old, a second edition with updated references would be appreciated.
August 21, 2017
Los autores produjeron una lista de tópicos éticos, a los que definen y explican ofreciendo argumentos de defensa y ataque. Muestran que el terreno es complicado y complejo. Una especie de breve enciclopedia ética, no alfabética, dividida en cuatro secciones.
Una lectura recomendable para el curioso en la materia y que le da entrada al campo.
Una lectura recomendable para el curioso en la materia y que le da entrada al campo.
February 13, 2024
Julian Baggini is a philosopher who is very overlooked and full of great ideas. He doesn’t just write books about philosophy; he IS a philosopher people need to be looking to. I’m glad I read this; I’ve read some of his books previously. (And Peter S. Fosl as well for his input, of course!)
December 7, 2020
Used it as a daily reader. Great, bite-sized entries to provide a broad exposure to ethical approaches and concepts.
September 27, 2020
‘The Ethics Toolkit provides an accessible and engaging compendium of concepts, theories, and strategies that encourage students and advanced readers to think critically about ethics so that they can engage intelligently in ethical study, thought, and debate.’
This book was interesting.
As this was a required reading book for my University course I was surprised that I actually enjoyed it. I never would have picked this book up if I didn’t have too; so I am glad that it was assigned to me.
Ethics is confusing at the best of times so I was expecting to find it difficult to read this book. So I was both surprised and pleased by the fact that is book was fairly easy to read. It was written in clear, easy to understand language and used real-world examples that people experience everyday, which made it easy to see what each entry was trying to emphasize.
One of the greatest things about this book is that you don’t need to read it from front to back. You can pick and entry that appeals to you and go from there. You will also find a great cross-referencing element to this book to help you read entries that are connected and may help you get a fully rounded opinion on a topic that you are interested it.
As well as the actually entries in this book there is also list of further readings and useful websites listed after each entry if you want to read more about a specific topic.
Julian Baggini has done a great job with this book. It was easy to read, full of useful information and it genuinely opened my easy and mind to different ways that Ethics can be approached and implemented.
The Ethics Toolkit by Julian Baggini is a book that I believe everyone should read at least once in their life.
Geramie Kate Barker
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This book was interesting.
As this was a required reading book for my University course I was surprised that I actually enjoyed it. I never would have picked this book up if I didn’t have too; so I am glad that it was assigned to me.
Ethics is confusing at the best of times so I was expecting to find it difficult to read this book. So I was both surprised and pleased by the fact that is book was fairly easy to read. It was written in clear, easy to understand language and used real-world examples that people experience everyday, which made it easy to see what each entry was trying to emphasize.
One of the greatest things about this book is that you don’t need to read it from front to back. You can pick and entry that appeals to you and go from there. You will also find a great cross-referencing element to this book to help you read entries that are connected and may help you get a fully rounded opinion on a topic that you are interested it.
As well as the actually entries in this book there is also list of further readings and useful websites listed after each entry if you want to read more about a specific topic.
Julian Baggini has done a great job with this book. It was easy to read, full of useful information and it genuinely opened my easy and mind to different ways that Ethics can be approached and implemented.
The Ethics Toolkit by Julian Baggini is a book that I believe everyone should read at least once in their life.
Geramie Kate Barker
gemsbooknook.wordpress.com
August 4, 2016
Kelpo johdatus filosofian peruserotteluihin.
September 8, 2017
Title: The Ethics Toolkit
Series: -
Author: Julian Baggini
Genre: Educational
Rating: 1 star
I didn't find this textbook to be useful at all. A complete waste of money.
Series: -
Author: Julian Baggini
Genre: Educational
Rating: 1 star
I didn't find this textbook to be useful at all. A complete waste of money.
July 27, 2017
Together with Understanding Arguments and The Philosopher's Toolkit, The Ethics Toolkit rounds out a solid philosophical foundation by focusing specifically on ethics and the art of reasoning in relation to ethics.
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