Brenda Almond: Publications
 updated February 2008 

I. Books (monographs) 

The Fragmenting Family, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, 2008.
Exploring Ethics: a traveller's tale, Oxford: Blackwell, 1998. 
Chinese edition, Beijing, 2002. 
Ethiek, Dutch translation of above, Amsterdam, Wereeld Books, 2001. 
Exploring Philosophy: second edition The Philosophical Quest, Oxford: Blackwell, 1995. 
The Philosophical Quest, Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1990, rep. 1992. 
Moral Concerns, U.S.A. New Jersey: The Humanities Press, 1987. 
Education and the Individual, Allen & Unwin, 1981, Japanese translation 1983. 
Means and Ends in Education, Allen & Unwin, 1982. 
Educational Thought: an introduction, Macmillan, 1969, rep. Aldershot: Gregg Revivals, 1994.
Spanish translation, Mexico, 1975.

II. Books (edited) 

Ethical Issues in the New Genetics, (ed. with M. Parker), Ashgate, 2002. 
Introducing Applied Ethics, (ed.) Oxford, Blackwell, 1995. 
Applied Philosophy: Morals and Metaphysics in Contemporary Debate (ed. with D Hill), London: Routledge, 1991. 
AIDS - a moral issue: the ethical, legal and social aspects (ed.) London: Macmillan, 1990, rep. 1992. 2nd rev. edition, London: Macmillan, 1996.
People in Corporations : Ethical Responsibilites and Corporate Effectiveness (ed. with Georges Enderle and Antonio Argandona), Holland: Kluwer, 1990. 
Values: a symposium (ed. with Bryan Wilson), U.S.A. New Jersey: The Humanities Press, 1988. 

 III. Contributions to books 

'Reproductive Choice: Whose Rights? Whose Freedom?' in The Contingent Nature of Life: Bioethics and Limits of Human Existence, ed. Marcus Duewell, Christoph Rehmann-Sutter and Dietmar Meith, Holland, Springer, 2008. Pp. 165-180.

'Using Embryos for Research: the Ethical Debates' in Ip King-tak ed. Ethical Reflections on Regenerative Medicine, Holland, Kluwer, 2008.

'Principles and Situations. K. E.Løgstrup and British moral philosophy of  the twentieth century' in Concern for the Other. Perspectives on the Ethics of K. E.Løgstrup, ed. Svend Andersen andKees van Kooten Niekerk, University of Notre Dame Press, 2008. pp. 85-

'Ethical challenges and the new technologies of reproduction' in Audrey Leathard and Susan McLaren eds. Ethics: Contemporary challenges in health and social care, UK, Policy Press, 2006.

'Wisdom' in W. Hare and John Portelli,  eds. 35 Key Questions for Educators, Canada, Educational Philosophy Books, 2006
'Hare: principes, situations, et education morale' in Hare et la philosophie morale, ed. Jean-Yves Goffi, Grenoble France, University Pierre Mendes France, 2004.

'Ethics and Aesthetics' in Philosophy, ed. David Papineau, London, Duncan Baird Publishers, 2004.

'Family' in The Oxford Handbook of Practical Ethics, ed. H. LaFollette, Oxford University Press, 2003. pp70-88.

'Rights' in UNESCO Encyclopedia of Environmental Sciences, ed.  R. Elliot, 2003. 

'John Macmurray and the role of ethics in political life', John Macmurray: critical perspectives, ed. D. Fergusson and Nigel Dower, New York, Peter Lang, 2002.

'Pflichtenethik' ('Duty Ethics')in Handbuch Ethik, ed. M. Duewell, C. Huebenthal, M. Werner, Germany, Metzler Verlag, 2000. 2nd edn. 2005.

'Breveter l'animal: reflexions ethiques', in La dignite de l'animal, ed. D. Muller et Hugues Poltier, Lausanne, Editions Labor et Fides, 2000. 

'Moral Values in a Multicultural Society' in Moral Character Education Facing the New Century, Chinese and English versions, Beijing, China, 1999. 

'Ethics in engineering: foundations of ethical practice' in Technology and Ethics: a European quest for responsible engineering, ed. P.Goujon, France, European Ethics Network, 1999. 

'Moral values in a multicultural society', in Critical Rationalism and Educational Discourse, ed. Gerhard Zecha, Rodopi Publishers, Amsterdam, 1999. 

'Feminist goals in a free market society', Free Market Feminism, ed. D. Conway, London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 1998. 

'Applied Ethics: a normative view', Applied Ethics in a Troubled World, ed. E. Morscher, O. Neumaier and P. Simons, Holland, Dordrecht, Kluwer, 1998, pp.273-284. 

'Applied Ethics', Encyclopedia of Philosophy, ed. E. Craig, London, Routledge, 1998. 

'Against irrationalism', Ethik, Vernunft und Rationalitaet, ed. A. Bondolfi, S. Grotefeld and R. Neuberth, Munster, Lit Verlag, 1997.

'AIDS' Dictionary of Ethics, Theology and Society, ed. A. Linzey, London, Routledge, 1997. 

'John Stuart Mill', Social Science Encyclopedia, ed. A. Kuper, London, Routledge, 1997. 

'Joseph Butler', Dictionary of Philosophy, ed. T. Mautner, Oxford, Blackwell, 1996. 

'Philosophy, medicine and its technologies', Medical Ethics, ed. R.S. Downie, Aldershot, Dartmouth, 1996. 

'Rights and justice in the environmental debate', Just Environment, ed. D. Cooper and J. Palmer, London, Routledge, 1994. 

'Liberty or community? Defining the postmarxist agenda', Introducing Applied Ethics, ed. B. Almond, Oxford, Blackwell, 1995. 

'Ethical Theory and Ethical Practice,' Introducing Applied Ethics, ed. B. Almond, Oxford, Blackwell, 1995. 

'Family: fact of nature or social construct?', The Family in the Age of Biotechnology, ed. C. Ulanowsky, Avebury, 1995. 

'Parenthood: social construct or fact of nature?', Constituting Families: a study in governments, ed. D. Morgan and G. Douglas, Stuttgart, Franz Steiner, 1994. 

'In defence of choice in education', Parental Choice and Education, ed. M. Halstead, Chichester: Wiley, 1994. 

'Conflict or compromise? The dilemma for religious and moral education', Cultural Diversity and the Schools: Human Rights, Education and Global Responsibilities, Vol. 4, ed. J. Lynch, C. Modgil, and S. Modgil, Falmer Press, 1992. 

'Individual Rights in the Health Care Relationship', Principles of Health Care Ethics, ed. R. Gillon, Chichester: Wiley, 1993. 

'Philosophy and the Cult of Irrationalism', The Impulse to Philosophise, ed. A.P. Phillips-Griffiths, Cambridge University press, 1992. 

'Rights', A Companion to Ethics, ed. P. Singer, Oxford, Blackwell, 1991. 

'Drug Use and Abuse: the ethical issues', Cocaine: Scientific and Social Dimensions, ed. G.  Edwards, CIBA, Wiley, 1992.. 

'Male or Female Ethics for Corporations?' People in Corporations: Ethical Responsibilities and Corporate Effectiveness, ed. Enderle, Almond and Argandona, Holland, Kluwer, 1990. 

'Women's Right: reflections on ethics and gender', Feminist Perspectives in Philosophy, ed. M. Griffiths and M. Whitford, London, Macmillan, 1988. 

'John Stuart Mill', Social Science Encyclopedia, ed. A.and J. Kuper, London, Routledge, 1985. 

'Environmental Values', Values: a symposium, ed. B. Almond and Bryan Wilson, USA, New Jersey, The Humanities Press, 1988. 

'Conflict or Compromise? Religious and moral education in a plural context', Christian Education in a Plural Society, ed. V.A. McClelland, London, Routledge, 1988, pp. 
101-116. 
 
IV. Articles 

'Genetic Profiling of Newborns: Ethical and Social Values' Nature Reviews Genetics 7, January 2006
pp.67-71

'Reasonable Partiality in Professional relationships' Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 8, April 2005, pp.155-168

'The Midas Touch: ethics, science and our human nature' Inaugural Lecture for Belle van Zuylen Chair, Utrecht  University, The Netherlands, May 2003.

Memorandum to House of Commons Science and Technology Committee on Human Reproductive Technologies and the Law, HMSO, March 2005. 

'Commodifying Animals: ethical issues in genetic engineering of animals' Health, Risk and Society, vol. 2, no. 1, 2000, pp. 95-105.

'Biomedical Technology in a Humanistic Culture' Public Affairs Quarterly, Vol. 13, No. 3, July 1999, pp. 229-40. 

'What's the Meaning of all This?' Philosophy Now, 1999, pp. 20-21. 

'Seeking Wisdom', Philosophy, 172, 1997. rep. in Where shall Wisdom be Found? ed. S. Barton, Edinburgh, T & T Clark, 1998. 

'Counselling for Tolerance' Journal of Applied Philosophy, 14, 1997. 

'Liberal and Totalitarian Morality' Croation Philosophy Review, inc. Serbo-Croat translation, 1995. 

'Should education have distinctive moral aims?' St. George's House, Windsor Castle, Annual Review, 1995. 

'The Retreat from Liberty', Critical Review, 1994, pp. 235-46. 

'Ethics and Education: Two Revolutions' Inaugural Lecture, University of Hull Press, 1993. 

'Bioethics and family values', Journal of Applied Philosophy, 12, 1995. 

Memorandum to House of Commons Science and Technology Committee on Human Genetics, HMSO, July, 1995. 

'Hair Analysis for Drugs: comment' Addiction, 89, 1994. 

'Dismantling our own foundations: a German perspective on contemporary philosophy of education', Journal of Philosophy of Education, 26, 1992, pp. 265-269. 

'Taking Morality Seriously' Journal of Applied Philosophy, 9, 1992, pp. 117-118. 

'Education and Liberty - public provision and private choice' Journal of Philosophy of Education, 25, 1991. Rep. in Children's Rights Re-Visioned: Philosophical Readings, ed. R.E. Ladd, Belmont, Calif. Wadsworth Pub. Co., 1996. Rep. in Ethics in Education, ed. D.E.W. Fenner, Garland Press, 1998. 

'HIV and Pregnancy' (with C Ulanowsky), The Hastings Center Report, New York, U.S.A., Spring 1990. Rep. in Bioethics: selected readings, fourth edn. ed. T.A. Shannon, Mahwah, NJ, Paulist Press, 1994. 

'Seven Moral Myths', Philosophy, Vol 64, Spring 1990, pp. 1 -8. Rep. in The Expository Times, Vol. 105, 1994 and in New Occasions teach New Duties? ed. C.S. Rodd, Edinburgh, T & T Clark, 1995; rep. and trans.. as 'Sieben moralischen Mythen', Mut zur Ethik, Zurich, 1996. 

'Why Philosophy?', Cogito, Vol 4, Spring 1990. 

'Alasdair MacIntyre: The Virtue of Tradition', Journal of Applied Philosophy, 7, 1990. 

Obituary: A.J. Ayer, Journal of Applied Philosophy, 6, 1989. 

'Handling Social Issues affecting Public Health', Ditchley Conference Report No. D 88/14, November 1988. 

'Human Bonds', Journal of Applied Philosophy 5 (1988), rep. in B Almond & D Hill, eds. Applied Philosophy: Morals & Metaphysics in Contemporary Debate. 

'AIDS and International Ethics', Ethics and International Affairs 2, 1988. 

'Philosophy, Medicine and its Technologies', Journal of Medical Ethics 14, 1988. Reprinted in Medical Ethics, ed. R. S. Downie, Aldershot: Dartmouth, 1996. 

Obituary: Stanley Benn, Journal of Applied Philosophy, 3, 1986, p. 150. 

'Editorial: a note on policy' (with A. O'Hear),Journal of Applied Philosophy 1 (1984), pp.3-4. 

'Positive Values', Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Supplementary volume 57, 1983, pp. 17 - 35. 

'Ethical Objectivity and Moral Education', Journal of Moral Education 13 (1983), pp. 131 - 136. 

'Equality, Freedom and Independent Schools', Journal of Philosophy of Education 12, 1978, pp. 121 - 128. 

'Three Ethical Fallacies', Mind 86, 1977. Reprinted in Choice and Action, ed. C.L. Reid (New York: Macmillan, 1981), pp. 83 -91. 

'Principles and Situations: the liberal dilemma and moral education' Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, 76, 1975-1976. 

'An Ethical Paradox', Mind 76, (1967), rep. in Igor Primorac, ed. On Toleration : Essays on Democratic Culture [in Serbo-Croat], trans. by B.B. Gavela et al Belgrade : Filip Visnjic, 1989. 

'Non-dogmatism and ethical paradoxes', Mind 81, 1972. 

'Some ambiguities in the term "hedonism"', Philosophical Quarterly 12, 1962. 

V. Articles, etc. in national press 

'Future Stock' The Courier Mail, Australia (2.10.05)

'Ending anonymity of sperm donors' Letter, The Times (28.1.04)

'Designer babies' Letter, The Times (26.7.02)

'The Ethics of Virtue vs. the Ethics of Justice' The Independent (4.5.99)

'Unhappy ruling on frozen embryos' Letter, The Times, (23.7.96) 

'To win or not to win?' Daily Express (26. 5. 96). 

'Older pregnancies: proceed with care,' letter, The Independent (7. 9. 95) 

'Changing the law in divorce cases' Letter The Times (4. 5. 95). 

'A Species to baffle a Vulcan' Times Higher (5.2.93) p. 32 

'Moral confusion in writer's mind' Letter, Times Higher Education Supplement (15.10.1993) 

'An Anchor for the Ego' Times Higher Education Supplement (16.10.92) pp. 15, 17 

'Testing for HIV' Letter, The Times (13.6.91)

'Serious Champions of Morality', Times Higher Education Supplement, 1991 

'Health of medical Ethics' Letter, Times Higher Education Supplement (12.7.91) 

'A Time for Bombs' Times Higher Education Supplement, (6.7.1990)

 'Images of Hope', Times Higher Education Supplement, 29.12.89, p. 5.

'AIDS: Liberty or Life?' The Times (16.6.1987). 

'War of the World' Times Higher Education Supplement (3.7.1987). 

'Tackling AIDS' Times Higher Education Supplement. (4.3.1988). 

'Significant Others' Times Higher Education Supplement (12.8.1988), pp.16. 

'Ethical Concerns' review of philosophy journals, Times Higher Education Supplement (3.3.89), pp. i and viii. 

'The Death of Liberal Democracy', Times Higher Education Supplement (14.10.1988) 

'Old School Ties and Libertarianism' Letter, Times Higher Education Supplement (4.8.1988) 

As Brenda Cohen: 'Sharing the Cuts' Times 3.11.81.
 

VI. Book reviews (in order of publication)
 

Robin Barrow, Plato, Utilitarianism and Education, Mind, 1977 

S. Brown (ed), Philosophers discuss Education, Mind, 1977 

R.S. Peters (ed.), John Dewey reconsidered, British Journal of Educational Studies, 1978. 

S.F. Spicker and H.T. Engelhardt, Philosophical Medical Ethics: its nature and significance, Mind, 1979. 

A.I. Melden, Rights and Persons, Philosophical Quarterly, 1979. 

R.B. Brandt, A Theory of the Good and the Right, Philosophical Quarterly, 1981. 

P. Devine, The Ethics of Homicide, Mind, 1981. 

E. Telfer, Happiness, Philosophical Quarterly, 1981. 

D. Hargreaves, The Challenge for the Comprehensive School, Times Higher Education Supplement, September 1982. 

R. Barrow, Injustice and Ethics, Philosophical Quarterly, 1983. 

D. Callahan & S. Bok, Ethics Teaching in Higher Education, Journal of Further and Higher Education, 1983. 

F. Schauer, Free Speech: a philosophical enquiry, Times Higher Education Supplement, February 1983. 

J. Gray, Mill on Liberty: a defence, Times Higher Education Supplement, April 1983. 

P. Van Inwagen, An Essay on Free Will and G. Watson, Free Will, Times Higher Education Supplement, September 1983. 

C. Lankshear, Freedom and Education: Towards a Non-Rationalist Philosophy of Education, and C. Bailey and D. Bridges, Mixed Ability Grouping: a philosophical perspective, Times Higher Education Supplement, September 1983. 

S. Haverwas and A. MacIntyre (eds.), Revisions: changing perspectives in moral philosophy, Journal of Moral Education, 1984. 

M.W. Apple (ed.), Cultural and Economic Reproduction in Education, British Journal of Educational Studies, 1984. 

H.J. McCloskey, Ecological Ethics and Politics, Philosophy, 1984. 

A. Brent, Philosophy and Educational Foundations, Times Higher Education Supplement, March 1983. 

W. Taylor (ed.), Metaphors of Education, Times Higher Education Supplement, September 1984. 

M. Midgley, Wickedness: a philosophical essay, Times Higher Education Supplement, October 1984. 

N. Tarkov, Locke's Education for Liberty, Times Higher Education Supplement, February 1985. 

P. White, Beyond Domination: an essay in the political philosophy of education, Journal of Philosophy of Education, 1985. 

A. Arblaster, The Rise and Decline of Western Liberalism, Z. Pelczynski and John Gray (eds.), Conceptions of Liberty in Political Philosophy and P. Manent, et.al., European Liberty, Journal of Applied Philosophy, 1985. 

A. Kenny, The Ivory Tower, Philosophy, 1986. 

L. Brown, Justice, Morality and Education, Times Higher Education Supplement, June 1986. 

D. Humphrey & A. Wickett, The Right to Die, Times Higher Education Supplement, October 1986. 

J.P.de Marco & R.M. Fox (eds.), New Directions in Ethics:the challenge of applied ethics, Philosophical Books, 1987. 

F.W. Garforth, Aims, Values and Education, Aspects of Education, 1987. 

A. Ellis (ed.), Ethics and International Affairs, Philosophy, January 1988. 

L.W. Sumner, The Moral Foundation of Rights, Times Higher Education Supplement, February 1988. 

T.L.S. Sprigge, The Rational Foundations of Ethics Times Higher Education Supplement,  February 1988. 

David Lamb, Down the Slippery Slope: arguing in applied ethics, Times Higher Education Supplement, June 1988. 

R. Norman, Free and Equal: a philosophical examination of political values, Philosophy, May 1988. 

D. McNaughton, Moral Vision: an introduction to ethics, Times Higher Education Supplement, February 1989. 

M. Frankfurt, The Importance of What we Care About, Philosophical Books, 1990. 

R. Jowell et al (eds.) British Social Attitudes : special international report : the sixth report, British Journal of Sociological Studies, 1990. 

S. Sayer & P. Osborne (eds.) Socialism, Feminism and Philosophy: a Radical Philosophy Reader, Philosophical Books, 1991. 

Theo van Willenburg, Inside the Ethical Expert: problem-solving in applied ethics, Journal of Medical Ethics, l992. 

G. Graham, Living the Good Life; F. Snare, The Nature of Moral Thinking; R. Feezell & C. Hancock, How Should I Live? Conversations about moral life; W. N. Nelson, Morality. What's in it for me? Philosophical Quarterly 1992. 

Margaret Pabst Battin, The Least Worst Death: essays in bioethics on the end of life; Margaret Pabst Battin, M. Davis, AIDS: crisis in professional ethics; Christine Overall, Human Reproduction: principles, practices, policies, Philosophical Quarterly, 1995 

Thomas A. Kerns, Ethical Issues in HIV Vaccine Trials, Ethics, 1999. 

Bedau, Hugo, Making Mortal Choices, Mind, 2000. 

Aiken, W. and John Haldane, eds. Philosophy and its Public Role, The Tablet, 2005.
 
 
 
 

 

Professor BrendaAlmond
Publications by Brenda Almond include a number of books currently available at Amazon.co.uk such as The Fragmenting Family 

Contact details: 
brenda.almond@freedom255.co.uk