Ethics
Why Be Moral?
Explores the resources for contemporary ethics found in the work of the Cheng brothers, canonical neo-Confucian philophers.
Sexual Virtue
Uses virtue ethics to offer a sexual ethics inclusive of LGBT and straight people, one that challenges the longstanding procreative patriarchal norm.
Between Levinas and Heidegger
Investigates the philosophical relationship between Levinas and Heidegger in a nonpolemical context, engaging some of philosophy’s most pressing issues.
Lacan's Ethics and Nietzsche's Critique of Platonism
Brings Lacan and Nietzsche together as part of a common effort to rethink the tradition of Western ethics.
Moral Relativism and Chinese Philosophy
A wide ranging consideration of the work of contemporary ethicist David Wong.
Christianity without God
Argues that Christianity does not require its supernatural aspects.
Hans Jonas's Ethic of Responsibility
Articulates the fundamental importance of ontology to Hans Jonas’s environmental ethics.
Moments of Disruption
Explores the ethical and political implications of Levinas’s and Sartre’s accounts of human existence.
Emplotting Virtue
A rich hermeneutic account of the way virtue is understood and developed.
Wonder and Generosity
A compelling understanding of equality and difference in public life.
Issues in Military Ethics
Reflections on, and analysis of, ethical issues facing military service in the United States.
On the Ethics of Torture
A detailed, clear, and comprehensive overview of the current philosophical debate on toture.
The Thou of Nature
Explores the spiritual obligations of humans to animals from a religious naturalist’s perspective.
Weak Thought
Foundational collection on one of the most influential concepts to emerge from contemporary Italian philosophy.
Valuing Diversity
Uses Buddhist philosophy to discuss diversity as a value, one that can contribute to equity in a globalizing world.
Tax Cheating
An examination of the ethical issues surrounding tax cheating and implications for public policy.
Worth Doing
A comprehensive look at how we rely on ideals of worthy action in the pursuit of moral happiness.
Taking Confucian Ethics Seriously
A consideration of Confucian ethics as a living ethical tradition with contemporary relevance.
Those Elegant Decorums
Analyzes the way in which Austen blends ironic criticism with moral affirmation through her complex and little-understood management of the narrative point of view.
The Examined Life--Chinese Perspectives
A collection of essays on Chinese ethical traditions, including Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist ethics.
Other Others
Looks at literary works from outside the Judeo-Christian tradition to test Levinas's notion of "the Other. "
Eros and Ethics
A comprehensive examination of Lacan’s seminar on ethics.
Waging Humanitarian War
Examines the ethical, legal, and political dimensions of military intervention for humanitarian reasons.
Biotechnology
Considers the ethics and challenges of biotechnology.
Meditations of Global First Philosophy
Traces the roots of logos in different cultural milieux.