Moral Philosophy and Ethics: right and wrong in Geography

Progress in Human Geography / Progress in Physical Geography Resources

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Barnett, C. (2010) ‘Geography and ethics: justice unbound’, Progress in Human Geography 35 (2): 246‒55.

Barnett, C. (2011) ‘Geography and ethics: placing life in the space of reasons’, Progress in Human Geography 36 (3): 379‒88.

Blomley, C. (2007) ‘Critical geography: anger and hope’, Progress in Human Geography 31 (1): 53‒65.

Cook, I. (2006) ‘Geographies of food: following’, Progress in Human Geography 30 (5): 655‒66.

http://phg.sagepub.com/content/30/5/655.full.pdf

Dyer, D. and Demeritt, D. (2008) ‘Un-ethical review? Why it is wrong to apply the medical model of research governance to human geography’, Progress in Human Geography 33 (1): 46‒64.

http://phg.sagepub.com/content/33/1/46.full.pdf+html

Hulme, M. (2012) ‘Climate change: climate engineering through stratospheric aerosol injection’, Progress in Physical Geography 36 (5): 694‒705. doi: 10.1177/0309133312456414.

http://ppg.sagepub.com/content/36/5/694.full.pdf+html

Popke, J. (2003) ‘Poststructuralist ethics: subjectivity, responsibility and the space of community’,  Progress in Human Geography 27 (3): 298‒316.

http://phg.sagepub.com/content/27/3/298.full.pdf

Popke, J. (2009) ‘Geography and ethics: non-representational encounters, collective responsibility and economic difference’, Progress in Human Geography 33 (1): 81‒90.

http://phg.sagepub.com/content/33/1/81.full.pdf+html

Smith, D.M. (1997) ‘Geography and ethics: a moral turn?’ Progress in Human Geography 21 (4): 583‒90.

http://phg.sagepub.com/content/21/4/583.full.pdf

Smith, D.M. (1998) ‘How far should we care? On the spatial scope of beneficence’, Progress in Human Geography 22 (1): 15‒38.

http://phg.sagepub.com/content/22/1/15.full.pdf+html

Smith, D.M. (1999) ‘Geography and ethics: how far should we go?’  Progress in Human Geography 23 (1): 119‒25.

http://phg.sagepub.com/content/23/1/119.full.pdf

Smith, D.M. (2000) ‘Moral progress in human geography: transcending the place of good fortune’, Progress in Human Geography 24 (1): 1‒18.

http://phg.sagepub.com/content/24/1/1.full.pdf+html

Smith, D.M. (2001) ‘Geography and ethics: progress, or more of the same?’ Progress in Human Geography 25 (2): 261‒8.

http://phg.sagepub.com/content/25/2/261.full.pdf

Wilcock, D., Brierley, G. and Howitt, R. (2013) ‘Ethnogeomorphology’, Progress in Physical Geography 37 (5): 573‒600. doi:10.1177/0309133313483164.

http://ppg.sagepub.com/content/37/5/573.full.pdf+html

Article & notes for exercise(s)

Other resources

Caitlin, C., Sultana, F. and Pain, R. (eds) (2007) ‘Special Thematic Issue: Participatory Ethics’, ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies 6 (3). http://www.acme-journal.org/volume6-3.html

Brennan, A. and Lo, Y.-S. (2011) ‘Environmental Ethics’, in Zalta, E.N., The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2011 edition). http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2011/entries/ethics-environmental.

Follow the Things: www.followthethings.com

Hursthouse, R. (2013) ‘Virtue Ethics’, in E.N. Zalta (ed.) The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2013 Edition). http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2013/entries/ethics-virtue/.

Tong, R. and Williams, N. (2011) ‘Feminist Ethics’, in E.N. Zalta (ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2011 Edition), http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2011/entries/feminism-ethics/.

Wohling, M. (2009) ‘The problem of scale in indigenous knowledge: a perspective from northern Australia. Ecology and Society 14 (1): 1 [online]. http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol14/iss1/art1/

Links to research ethics guidance/requirements:

Association for American Geographers (2009) Statement of Professional Ethics http://www.aag.org/cs/about_aag/governance/statement_of_professional_ethics

Economic and Social Research Council (2012) Framework for Research Ethics 2010 Updated September 2012 https://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/CBD85FFC-9B56-4C2F-A615-7B41DD02C6B8/0/ResearchEthicsandaCodeofPractice080808.pdf

Resources for Research Ethics Education http://research-ethics.net/

Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers) (2006) Research Ethics and a Code of Practice. https://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/CBD85FFC-9B56-4C2F-A615-7B41DD02C6B8/0/ResearchEthicsandaCodeofPractice080808.pdf