Contemporary Values and Classical Ethics: Recommended Websites

A porthole to internet resources related to applied ethics

Resource from Georgetown University; an interdisciplinary collection about ethical issues related to health care, biomedical research, biotechnology, and the environment. The site provides access to a variety of information in numerous formats including news, case studies, audiovisual and legal materials

California Polytechnic State University organization focused on the ethical, and social risk and impact of emerging sciences and technologies.

An international think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability." Publishes a variety of rankings, including the World's Most Ethical Companies.

A global network of people and institutions interested in various fields of applied ethics. It offers access to a large number of resources on ethics and facilitates collaborative web-based research, conferences, online publishing and information sharing.

Provides daily ethical analysis of news events from researchers in four centres based at the Philosophy Faculty, University of Oxford. Focuses "on current events with practical ethical relevance, including developments in science and technology, environmental policy, public health, and information ethics."

A center at the Illinois Institute of Technology devoted to research and teaching on practical moral problems in the professions.

Indiana University Bloomington's research center dedicated to studying a broad range of ethical issues in American public life.

Seeks to foster ethical standards for executive branch employees and strengthen the public’s confidence that the Government’s business is conducted with impartiality and integrity.

"Moral dilemmas, at the very least, involve conflicts between moral requirements." This entry provides examples of moral dilemmas and how philosophers have attempted to address them.

From the University of San Diego intended to provide resources and updates on current literature, both popular and professional, that relates to ethics. (Current link provided by the Wayback Machine.)

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An online encyclopedia developed by Stanford University

Long entries on major philosophers and philosophical works.