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Practical Ethics Practical Ethics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 3,646 ratings — published 1979
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A Companion to Applied Ethics A Companion to Applied Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.00 — 6 ratings — published 2003
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Animal Liberation Animal Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.31 — 11,607 ratings — published 1975
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Ethics in the Real World: 86 Brief Essays on Things that Matter Ethics in the Real World: 86 Brief Essays on Things that Matter (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.92 — 5,186 ratings — published 2016
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The Life You Can Save: How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty The Life You Can Save: How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.15 — 7,073 ratings — published 2009
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Markets without Limits: Moral Virtues and Commercial Interests Markets without Limits: Moral Virtues and Commercial Interests (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.00 — 108 ratings — published 2015
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On Liberty On Liberty (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.96 — 45,140 ratings — published 1859
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World Poverty and Human Rights: Cosmopolitan Responsibilities and Reforms World Poverty and Human Rights: Cosmopolitan Responsibilities and Reforms (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.95 — 190 ratings — published 2002
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Writings on an Ethical Life: Peter Singer's Provocative Philosophy on Animal Rights and Bioethics Writings on an Ethical Life: Peter Singer's Provocative Philosophy on Animal Rights and Bioethics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 702 ratings — published 2000
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The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically (Castle Lectures in Ethics, Politics, and Economics) The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically (Castle Lectures in Ethics, Politics, and Economics)
by (shelved 2 times as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.79 — 3,918 ratings — published 2015
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Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics (Contemporary Debates in Philosophy) Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics (Contemporary Debates in Philosophy)
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avg rating 3.42 — 32 ratings — published 2005
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Ethics in Practice Third Edition (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies) Ethics in Practice Third Edition (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies)
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avg rating 3.69 — 97 ratings — published 1996
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Why Some Things Should Not Be for Sale: The Moral Limits of Markets (Oxford Political Philosophy) Why Some Things Should Not Be for Sale: The Moral Limits of Markets (Oxford Political Philosophy)
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avg rating 3.75 — 223 ratings — published 2008
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Case for Animal Rights Case for Animal Rights (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 574 ratings — published 1983
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Debating the Ethics of Immigration: Is There a Right to Exclude? Debating the Ethics of Immigration: Is There a Right to Exclude? (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.34 — 41 ratings — published 2011
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Punishment and Responsibility: Essays in the Philosophy of Law Punishment and Responsibility: Essays in the Philosophy of Law (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 54 ratings — published 1968
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Why Worry About Future Generations? (Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics) Why Worry About Future Generations? (Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics)
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avg rating 3.68 — 37 ratings — published
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Debating Procreation: Is It Wrong to Reproduce? (Debating Ethics) Debating Procreation: Is It Wrong to Reproduce? (Debating Ethics)
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avg rating 3.59 — 58 ratings — published 2015
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Beyond Humanity?: The Ethics of Biomedical Enhancement (Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics) Beyond Humanity?: The Ethics of Biomedical Enhancement (Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.05 — 44 ratings — published 2011
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Unfit for the Future: The Need for Moral Enhancement (Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics) Unfit for the Future: The Need for Moral Enhancement (Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.14 — 49 ratings — published 2012
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Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights (Oxford Political Theory) Multicultural Citizenship: A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights (Oxford Political Theory)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.67 — 284 ratings — published 1995
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A Defense of Abortion A Defense of Abortion (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.20 — 61 ratings — published 1998
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Dead Wrong: The Ethics of Posthumous Harm Dead Wrong: The Ethics of Posthumous Harm (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.58 — 6 ratings — published
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The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.38 — 729 ratings — published 2012
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Animal Liberation Now: The Definitive Classic Renewed Animal Liberation Now: The Definitive Classic Renewed (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,574 ratings — published 2023
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Ethics of Killing: Problems at the Margins of Life Ethics of Killing: Problems at the Margins of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.00 — 80 ratings — published 2001
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Sex and the Planet: What Opt-In Reproduction Could Do for the Globe (Basic Bioethics) Sex and the Planet: What Opt-In Reproduction Could Do for the Globe (Basic Bioethics)
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avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published
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Procreation and Parenthood: The Ethics of Bearing and Rearing Children Procreation and Parenthood: The Ethics of Bearing and Rearing Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.25 — 8 ratings — published 2010
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Beyond Roe: Why Abortion Should be Legal--Even if the Fetus is a Person Beyond Roe: Why Abortion Should be Legal--Even if the Fetus is a Person (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.18 — 65 ratings — published
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The Open Society and Its Enemies The Open Society and Its Enemies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,850 ratings — published 1956
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The Problem of Punishment The Problem of Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.78 — 40 ratings — published 2008
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Beyond the Pleasure Principle Beyond the Pleasure Principle (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.80 — 5,992 ratings — published 1920
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On Liberty - John Stuart Mill On Liberty - John Stuart Mill (Audiobook)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.46 — 26 ratings — published
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CÓMO CONQUISTAR La SU PRIMERA: $ 1, 000,000.00 (Spanish Edition) CÓMO CONQUISTAR La SU PRIMERA: $ 1, 000,000.00 (Spanish Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.30 — 10 ratings — published
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Wages, Price and Profit Wages, Price and Profit (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.32 — 2,295 ratings — published 1898
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Socialism: Utopian and Scientific Socialism: Utopian and Scientific (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,887 ratings — published 1880
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.70 — 211,716 ratings — published 1848
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The Subjection of Women The Subjection of Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.88 — 3,882 ratings — published 1869
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Economic & Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 Economic & Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,775 ratings — published 1844
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Utilitarianism Utilitarianism (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.68 — 25,818 ratings — published 1861
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Eleven Theses on Feuerbach Eleven Theses on Feuerbach (Audiobook)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.06 — 985 ratings — published 1888
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Chasing the Scream: The Search for the Truth About Addiction Chasing the Scream: The Search for the Truth About Addiction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.49 — 22,625 ratings — published 2015
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Abortion Ethics in a Nutshell: A Pro-Both Tour of the Moral Arguments Abortion Ethics in a Nutshell: A Pro-Both Tour of the Moral Arguments (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.80 — 10 ratings — published
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What's Wrong With Homosexuality? What's Wrong With Homosexuality? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.09 — 332 ratings — published 2013
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"A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide "A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.26 — 11,178 ratings — published 2002
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 4.52 — 120,890 ratings — published 2010
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Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women's Rights Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women's Rights (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.67 — 151 ratings — published 1994
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For Discrimination: Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law For Discrimination: Race, Affirmative Action, and the Law (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.91 — 114 ratings — published 2013
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Exodus: How Migration is Changing Our World Exodus: How Migration is Changing Our World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as applied-ethics)
avg rating 3.77 — 952 ratings — published 2013
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Peter Singer
“Why [..] should the boundary of sacrosanct life match the boundary of our species?”
― Peter Singer, Practical Ethics