An online textbook written by Stephen O’Sullivan from Suffolk County Community College and Phillip A. Pecorino from Queensborough Community College.
Free Online Ethics Textbooks
Ethics is sometimes referred to as moral philosophy. In many ways, that may be a better name for this field of study.
Professionals in a wide-variety of specialties have to face moral dilemmas on a daily basis. The online textbooks that I will be including in this section focus not only on the scholarly discussion of ethics in the abstract/philosophical sense but also ethics as it relates to particular fields of study. Business, medical, physical and the biological science students will find a selection of ethics textbooks written to address the very real moral dilemmas they will face on a daily basis in their chosen professions.
Like all of the textbook categories found on Online Degree Discussion, I will continually be adding new materials here as I find them.
I also invite students, life-long learners and authors to let me know of any online ethics textbooks I’ve overlooked and should include here.
List of Free Online Ethics Textbooks
Ethics
Information Technology, the Internet, Ethics, Society and Human Values
An exploration of how computers and information technology have impacted us in ways we have long identified and in ways we have yet to discover. This ethics textbook was written by Philip Pecorino, Ph.D. from Queensborough Community College.
Medical Ethics
Medical Ethics textbook written and edited by Philip A. Pecorino, Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, The City University of New York.
Perspectives on Death and Dying
When we compiled this list, this book was on its 5th Edition and is another wonderful textbook from Philip A. Pecorino, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy at Queensborough Community College. The book covers many topics that we humans often try to avoid such as grief, the definition of death, transplantation and other used for dead bodies, [...]
The Anatomy of Ethical Leadership
Lyse Langlois explores the corporate pursuit of performance and productivity without regard for the consequences. She maintains “that an enhanced awareness of the process of ethical decision making in difficult situations will lead to the establishment of practices that encourage productive relationships between co-workers.”