Image: Detail from 'The Death of Socrates', Jacques-Louis David, 1787, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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'We are discussing no small matter, but how we ought to live'
Socrates, from Plato's Republic, Book 1:352d.
Welcome to Practical Ethics!
Practical Ethics is many things at the same time.
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 aimed at helping us meet this challenge and creating a better world.
People visit Practical Ethics for a variety of reasons -- some to read the blog, others to view the gallery, and still others to find scholarly resources for a practical approach to ethics. Whatever your reason for visiting, I hope Practical Ethics helps you bring ethics to life, and advance the well-being of people, animals and nature.
cheers, Bill
Image: Detail from 'The Death of Socrates', Jacques-Louis David, 1787, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.