Basic Ethics Reader

Thisweb page mirrors the printed version of theBasic Ethics Reader developed for use in theethics core courses taught within the Loyola Philosophy Department. The actual selection of texts isat the discretion of individual coreteachers,with the understanding that everycore ethics course will draw on some ofthese materials in order to provide a common framework within which specific topics, applications, and philosophical approaches can be presented. Thisresource is designed primarily for teachers who wish to post links to theselected texts on theircourse web sites (Blackboard). However, all of these texts are in the public domain and, therefore, there is no reason a teacher could not also distribute themin hard copy.
Teachers may also choose to consult (and add to) the more extensive list of online readings posted on the Philosophy Department'sEthics Readings page. (A separate, password protected web page will also be constructed if demand exists for sample quizzes, study questions, outlines, and other teaching materials.)
PLATO
Euthrypho
Apology
Crito
The Republic
I, 336b-342e, 347b
II, 357a-362c, 368c-376c
III, 412b-417b
IV, 427c-448e
V, 448e-480a
IV-VII, 502c-521b
ARISTOTLE
Nicomachean Ethics
I, 336b-342e, 347b
II, 357a-362c, 368c-376c
III, 412b-417b
IV, 427c-448e
V, 448e-480a
IV-VII, 502c-521b
Politics
III, 4, 10, 1
AUGUSTINE
City of God
XII, 1-9
AQUINAS
Summa Theologica
First Part of the Second
Q. 2, Art. 8
Q. 3, Arts. 4, 8
Q. 5, Art. 5
Q. 94, Arts. 2, 4-5
Q. 95, Arts. 1-2
LOCKE
Second Treatise of Civil Government
Ch. VII
KANT
Foundations ofthe Metaphysics of Morals
Sections 1, 3
MILL
Utilitarianism
Chs. 1-2, 4-5