As I mentioned in a previous post, I recently took my nephew skydiving, and in the process decided to give away my books. (Facing mortality at the speed of gravity inspires clarity!)
My philosophical ethics primer, used by college, high school and even jr. high students on at least three continents, has been available on the Resources page in PDF here at EthicsBowl.org for several years. And I released the audiobook at Audible last summer. But as of this morning, the audiobook edition is now free and available to all on good old YouTube.
Enjoy! I hope this helps students lacking the stamina or time to read (reading wasn’t my #1 hobby growing up, either), as well as educators and Ethics Bowl coaches brave enough to teach them. Re-introducing philosopher’s approach to morality, now rather than in 100 pages, 100 minutes.
Handy Timestamps (also in description at YouTube):
Ch 1: Welcome 00:24
Ch 2: Ethics, Religion & Public Discourse 09:17
Ch 3: Why Ethics Isn’t Ice Cream 14:08
Ch 4: Three Key Distinctions 22:40
Ch 5: The Four Dominant Ethical Theories 30:36
Ch 6: All Things Considered 59:38
Ch 7: Argument by Analogy 1:07:35
Ch 8: Intuition, Reflection & Coherence 1:17:15
Ch 9: Conclusion 1:24:14
Lecture Notes 1:28:13
More Books by Matt Deaton 1:35:19
Further Reading 1:38:45
And don’t forget about the lecture videos and other resources at EthicsinaNutshell.org .