These links provide information, texts, and other resources related to the study of ethics. Suggestions for additions to this list that might be particularly helpful for classes or activities at Trinity may be sent to Benjamin Harris, the library's liaison for the Department of Philosophy.
 

Reference Resources
Use reference resources to gain background information on a topic, develop keywords for searching, and to locate subject specific bibliographies.

Encyclopedia of Ethics.  (Becker and Becker). Reference Dept. BJ 63 E45

Encyclopedia of Ethics.  (Terkel). Reference Dept. BJ 63 E46

Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics.  Reference Dept. BJ 63 E44

Encyclopedia of War and Ethics.  Reference Dept. B 105 W3 E53

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Full-text scholarly encyclopedia has lengthy articles and bibliographies; available on CD-ROM workstations near the Information Commons Help Desk.

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
While still in early stages of construction, this is "the first dynamic [philosophy] encyclopedia. Each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field. Unlike static reference works which are fixed on the printed page or on CD-ROM and which often become outdated soon after they are published, this document constantly changes with the addition of new entries and the modification of existing entries. Consequently, you can expect the entries in this encyclopedia to be responsive to new research."
 

Databases
Use databases to find journal articles, magazines articles, and newspaper articles on your topic. The following databases may be particularly helpful for this course.  When you find useful keywords in your search, make note of these and use the same words and combinations of words in other search situations.

Philosopher’s Index
Main index to scholarly publications; use the TOUR feature to find full-text of articles listed in this index.

Poiesis
Search the complete text of over 40 journals in philosophy studies; full-text is available for some titles.

Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Available in print in the library (10vols.), this online version of the encyclopedia is included as part of the Gale Virtual Reference Database. 

Academic Search Premier
A “general audience” database that also contains journal literature on film, popular culture, and mass media.  Many of the citations also contain links to the full text of the article.
 

Books
Use Quest, the library catalog, to find books on your topic.  The following books were recently added to the library's collections and relate to your course topics.

After the End of History: The Curious Fate of American Materialism  (Lane, 2006)

British Moralists on Human Nature and the Birth of Secular Ethics  (Gill, 2006)

The Case Against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering  (Sandel, 2007)

Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers  (Appiah, 2006)

Ecological Ethics: An Introduction  (Curry, 2006)

Ethics Without Principles  (Dancy, 2006)

Oxford Handbook of Ethical Theory  (2006)

What is Good and Why: The Ethics of Well-Being  (Kraut, 2007)
 

E-Books
Electronic books are available in the library catalog and may be particularly helpful when you need a short article or chapter on a topic.  The titles listed below, as with all of the e-book collection, can be accessed by all campus users. If you would like to use these resources off campus, you will need a free account at Netlibrary. To get a free account, use a computer on the Trinity campus and go to www.netlibrary.com. Select the "Create a Free Account" option on the upper right hand side of the screen.

Companion to Bioethics

Companion to Business Ethics 

Oxford Companion to Philosophy

Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy

Journals
You are more likely to search a database for articles on a topic than you are to browse the contents of various journals. However, to keep abreast of recent discussions related to topics in Philosophy and related to ethics in particular, the following journals might be particularly useful.  To access the electronic full text for the journals below or to find 70 other journals focused on ethics in various professional and academic fields, use the Journals link at the library's homepage:

Ancient Philosophy   B 1 A535

Ethic: An International Journal for Moral Philosophy   (Available full-text online, 2002-present)

European Journal of Philosophy   (Available full-text online, 1998-2004)

Philosophical Review   B1 P5 (Available full-text online, 1892-2007)

Phronesis   B 1 P59  (Available full-text online, 1991-2007)
 

Internet Resources 
Internet resources should be evaluated before they are included in a scholarly project.  Web resources are not always helpful to students and scholars because

(1) website addresses and contents change, making it difficult for a reader to verify or refer to the source;
(2) websites are difficult to evaluate, often due to missing information related to authority, currency, and accuracy;
(3) and website authors do not always use materials with consideration to copyright law.

The following sites have been evaluated and selected for use by your Trinity librarian, but you should consult with your instructor before using web resources in your projects or essays.

Ethics Updates
From the website: "Ethics Updates is designed primarily to be used by ethics instructors and their students. It is intended to provide updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics." The organization of the site's home page index is particularly helpful.

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Ethics
Online encyclopedia entry for Ethics, including a general bibliography.
 

Cite Your Sources:  This class requires you to cite your sources using a standard citation style.  For guidance in creating citations in MLA, Chicago, APA, and Turabian, refer to the library's pages for citing sources.