We are discussing no small matter, but how we ought to live.
- Socrates, from Plato’s Republic, Book 1:352d.
Welcome!
Thinking through and acting upon our moral responsibilities is quite a challenge. Yet as Socrates notes, ethics is indispensable to life, providing guidance for “how we ought to live”. Practical Ethics is meant to help us meet this challenge and create a better world.
Part of this blog contains my professional information, e.g., biography, curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, and samples from my work. The other part focuses is the ethical dimensions of public policy through diverse media — oral, visual, written. While I am particularly interested in the ethical discourses of environmental policy, sustainability and popular culture, the blog is not restricted to those topics alone. Ethics is manifest in all aspect of public policy, you can also find other resources to facilitate your own exploration of morality and politics, broadly understood.
I hope you enjoy your visit.
Cheers, Bill
Image: Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787
