Practical Ethics

Bringing Ethics to Life

Welcome to Practical Ethics, where we bring ethics to life, creating greater well-being for people, animals and nature.

Practical Ethics is many things at the same time.

• It is the website of William S. Lynn (Bill).
• It is the home of Ethos (the Practical Ethics blog) and Muse (the Practical Ethics gallery), with an associated network of columnists writing on ethics, science, politics and culture.
• It is a theory and method of ethics, one that makes moral reasoning relevant in the real world.

As Socrates notes, ethics is indispensable to human life, providing guidance for 'how we ought to live' (Plato, Republic, 352:d). Thinking through and acting up our moral responsibilities is quite a challenge. Practical Ethics is a key resource in helping us meet this challenge, and in the process, creating a better world.

Practical Ethics, Ethos and Muse are undergoing a substantial redesign. Please bear with me as I transition the content, function and structure of the website and its associated blog and gallery. All of the pages are being re-edited and in some cases re-written. One change you will note immediately is the demise of the cascading menu. This has been replaced by a simple menu bar, along with links in the right column. I hope these changes improve the experience and usefulness of Practical Ethics.

cheers, Bill

PS. Please see the Technical Note (link to the right) for information on using Internet Explorer with this website.