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"Ethics (from Greek ethikos) is the branch of axiology - one of the four major branches of philosophy, alongside metaphysics, epistemology, and logic - which attempts to understand the nature of morality; to define that which is right from that which is wrong. The Western tradition of ethics is sometimes called moral philosophy. ..."

Articles

Anti-Life Ethics in Iraq, by Jacob G. Hornberger, 15 Dec 2006
"One wonders whether ... [Weigel's] opinion on the war would be different if the number of American deaths matched the number of Iraqi deaths. ... Under what moral or ethical authority does one nation impose involuntary regime change on another nation, especially when it will entail innocent people's deaths in the process?"
Objectivist Ethics in the Information-Age Economy, by Nathaniel Branden, Navigator, Feb 2001
"... the ethics of Objectivism has a new relevance and a new urgency in our global, information-age economy. ... The mind has always been our basic tool of survival. But for most of our history, this fact was not understood. Today, it is obvious to (almost) the whole world."
Should We Force Others to Shape Up?, by David Gordon, Mises.org Daily Article, 20 Oct 2006
"If I steal from you, I may justifiably be compelled to return your property; but if I wish to drink myself to death, the state cannot stop me. People are free to persuade me to modify my conduct, or shun me if I will not; but they cannot use force against me. Many people find this sharp separation implausible, but Otteson suggests that most people implicitly accept it."
Law, Property Rights, and Air Pollution, by Murray N. Rothbard, Cato Journal 2, 1982
Related Topics: Law, Randy E. Barnett, Cancer, Richard A. Epstein, Personal Responsibility, Property, Property Rights, Freedom of Speech
"If ethics is a normative discipline that identifies and classifies certain sets of actions as good or evil, right or wrong, then tort or criminal law is a subset of ethics identifying certain actions as appropriate for using violence against them. The law says that action X should be illegal, and therefore should be combated by the violence of the law."
Political Science, by Sheldon Richman, 18 May 2007
Related Topics: Politics, Private Property
Reviews Frank Van Dun's 1986 paper titled "Economics and the Limits of Value-Free Science" and its implications for making an objective case for ethics, freedom and private property
"We ought to be reasonable. That proposition is deceptively simple because it's so powerful. How can one deny it or argue for the contrary proposition? Thought, language, and argument are tools of reason. ... Therefore, ... 'there can be a science of ethics and therefore also an ethics of science that is quite objective if it conforms to the normative fact as discussed by the science of ethics.'"

Books

The Theory of Moral Sentiments, by Adam Smith, 1759
Electronic text available at The Library of Economics and Liberty
The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism
    by Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden, 1964
A Primer on Business Ethics
    by Tibor R. Machan, 2003
Related Topics: Business

Videos


An Introduction to Philosophy Part 5: Ethics 1, by Stefan Molyneux, Freedomain Radio, 3 Sep 2006

An Introduction to Philosophy Part 5: Ethics 5, by Stefan Molyneux, Freedomain Radio, 8 Sep 2006

An Introduction to Philosophy Part 5: Ethics Part 6, by Stefan Molyneux, Freedomain Radio, 8 Sep 2006

Introduction To Philosophy 5: Ethics Part 3, by Stefan Molyneux, Freedomain Radio, 7 Sep 2006

Introduction To Philosophy Part 5: Ethics Part 4, by Stefan Molyneux, Freedomain Radio, 7 Sep 2006

Intro To Philosophy 5: Ethics Part 2, by Stefan Molyneux, Freedomain Radio, 7 Sep 2006