Book Information for Philosophy 211 – Ethical Problems



1.  Being Good: A Short Introduction to Ethics

    Author: Simon Blackburn

    ISBN: 978-0192853776

    Publisher: Oxford University Press (2006)

    List Price: $14.95
    Amazon Price: 7.60


2. Moral Literacy: Or How to Do the Right Thing

    Author: Colin McGinn

    ISBN: 978-0872201965

    Publisher: Hackett (1993)

    List Price: $15.00
   Amazon Price: 15:00


3. Medical Ethics (A Very Short Introduction); 2nd Edition

    Author: Tony Hope and Michael Dunn

    ISBN: 9780198815600

    Publisher: Oxford University Press (2018)

    List Price: $7.95
    Amazon Price: $6.20


4.  Adam and Eve After the Pill: Paradoxes of the Sexual Revolution

    Author: Mary Eberstadt

    ISBN: 978-1586178222

    Publisher: Ignatius Press (2013)

    List Price: $15.95
   Amazon Price: 12.95

5.  Beyond Red and Blue: How Twelve Political Philosophies Shape American Debates

    Author: Peter S. Wenz

    ISBN: 978-0262517560

    Publisher: MIT Press (20132)

    List Price: $16.95
    Amazon Price: $16.95


All of the books are available in ebook format, if you can use those efficiently. If you do, there is a significant savings.


In addition you can expect several photocopied handouts and occasional readings made available online. These online readings will be posted in PDF format. Your computer will recognize the file format and fire up Adobe Reader. Although almost all recent computers have Adobe Reader or its equivalent as standard, if you happen not to have it is free at http://www.adobe.com/