The Ethics Toolkit: A Compendium of Ethical Concepts and Methods

by Julian Baggini, Peter S. Fosl

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.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, Reference

254 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2007

About the author

Julian 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.

Reviews

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pätevä johdatus eettisten pulmien käsittelyyn.

[loafingcactus · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Jan Kroken · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Eduardo Garcia-Gaspar · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Kanako Okiron · Rating 5 out of 5]

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!)

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Used it as a daily reader. Great, bite-sized entries to provide a broad exposure to ethical approaches and concepts.

[gemsbooknook Geramie Kate Barker · Rating 4 out of 5]

‘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
gemsbooknook.wordpress.com

[Markku · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kelpo johdatus filosofian peruserotteluihin.

[Alisha Brook · Rating 1 out of 5]

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.

[Carlo · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.