Ethics Books

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The Nicomachean Ethics The Nicomachean Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 374 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.00 — 61,599 ratings — published -350
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After Virtue After Virtue (Paperback)
by (shelved 226 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,508 ratings — published 1982
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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (Paperback)
by (shelved 213 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.83 — 23,001 ratings — published 1785
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Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.30 — 28,061 ratings — published 2007
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 176 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.13 — 813,517 ratings — published 2010
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Beyond Good and Evil Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 157 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.03 — 116,305 ratings — published 1886
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Ethics Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 153 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.10 — 21,688 ratings — published 1677
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Utilitarianism Utilitarianism (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.68 — 25,332 ratings — published 1861
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Practical Ethics Practical Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,571 ratings — published 1979
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The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values (Hardcover)
by (shelved 145 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.90 — 24,450 ratings — published 2010
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On the Genealogy of Morals On the Genealogy of Morals (Paperback)
by (shelved 138 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.12 — 36,551 ratings — published 1887
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 136 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.28 — 360,894 ratings — published 180
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Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione (Paperback)
by (shelved 132 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.19 — 67,212 ratings — published 2012
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Animal Liberation Animal Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 121 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.31 — 11,405 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 104 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.92 — 5,047 ratings — published 2016
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A Theory of Justice A Theory of Justice (Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.95 — 13,681 ratings — published 1971
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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 97 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.15 — 6,931 ratings — published 2009
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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 94 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.97 — 228,599 ratings — published -400
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Reasons and Persons Reasons and Persons (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,930 ratings — published 1984
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Eating Animals Eating Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.21 — 80,993 ratings — published 2009
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Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 82 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.03 — 811 ratings — published 1985
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The Ethics of Ambiguity The Ethics of Ambiguity (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,242 ratings — published 1947
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Lying Lying (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 75 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.88 — 22,603 ratings — published 2011
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What We Owe to Each Other What We Owe to Each Other (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.86 — 688 ratings — published 1999
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Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.93 — 686 ratings — published 1977
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The Elements of Moral Philosophy The Elements of Moral Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,505 ratings — published 2003
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An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.98 — 6,334 ratings — published 1751
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Principia Ethica Principia Ethica (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,014 ratings — published 1903
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What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.93 — 14,137 ratings — published 2012
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Ethics (Works, # 6) Ethics (Works, # 6)
by (shelved 61 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,010 ratings — published 1955
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The Moral Vision of the New Testament: A Contemporary Introduction to New Testament Ethics The Moral Vision of the New Testament: A Contemporary Introduction to New Testament Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,618 ratings — published 1996
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The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,854 ratings — published 2015
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The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,019 ratings — published 2006
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Ethics: A Very Short Introduction Ethics: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.42 — 1,144 ratings — published 2009
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Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers (Issues of Our Time) Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers (Issues of Our Time)
by (shelved 56 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,238 ratings — published 2006
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.84 — 388,297 ratings — published 1532
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Letters from a Stoic Letters from a Stoic (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.32 — 58,191 ratings — published 64
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How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.13 — 35,510 ratings — published 2022
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.49 — 221,130 ratings — published 2014
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Being Good: A Short Introduction to Ethics Being Good: A Short Introduction to Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.59 — 1,284 ratings — published 2001
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,282,073 ratings — published 2004
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On Liberty On Liberty (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.96 — 43,759 ratings — published 1859
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The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.24 — 37,565 ratings — published 125
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments The Theory of Moral Sentiments (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,727 ratings — published 1759
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Natural Goodness Natural Goodness (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as ethics)
avg rating 3.94 — 442 ratings — published 2001
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The Sources of Normativity The Sources of Normativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.14 — 452 ratings — published 1996
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Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,317 ratings — published 2013
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The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are - The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are - The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.08 — 12,054 ratings — published 1994
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Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as ethics)
avg rating 4.17 — 7,971 ratings — published 2015
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Stephen  King
“People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.”
Stephen King, The Stand

John Stuart Mill
“A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.”
John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

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