The most popular ethics books of 2024

Ethics is the part of philosophy that asks how we should live. What makes an action right, what we owe to strangers, animals and future generations, and how to be a good person are its questions. Classic texts sit here beside modern books on the moral dilemmas of our time. This list shows the ones first published in 2024.

Cover of The Invention of Good and Evil A World History of Morality

The Invention of Good and Evil A World History of Morality

Hanno Sauer

Published 2024

406 pages

Cover of Life After Doom

Life After Doom

Brian D. McLaren

Published 2024

384 pages

Cover of Cool Food

Cool Food

Robert Downey Jr., Thomas Kostigen

Published 2024

320 pages

Cover of Unshrinking

Unshrinking

Kate Manne

Published 2024

336 pages

Cover of Principles of conduct

Principles of conduct

John Murray

2024 · 1957 edition

272 pages

Cover of Here for It (the Good, the Bad, and the Queso) The How-To Guide for Deepening Your Friendships and Doing Life Together

Here for It (the Good, the Bad, and the Queso) The How-To Guide for Deepening Your Friendships and Doing Life Together

Jess Johnston, Amy Weatherly

Published 2024

224 pages

Cover of Purpose

Purpose

Samuel T. Wilkinson

Published 2024

352 pages

Cover of Infectious Generosity The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading

Infectious Generosity The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading

Chris Anderson

Published 2024

272 pages

Cover of 52 Weeks of Wellbeing

52 Weeks of Wellbeing

Ryan Hopkins

Published 2024

264 pages

Cover of All Things Are Too Small Essays in Praise of Excess

All Things Are Too Small Essays in Praise of Excess

Becca Rothfeld

Published 2024

304 pages

Cover of Good Eats 32 Writers on Eating Ethically

Good Eats 32 Writers on Eating Ethically

Published 2024

352 pages

Cover of The Oxherd Boy Parables of Love, Compassion, and Community

The Oxherd Boy Parables of Love, Compassion, and Community

Regina Linke

Published 2024

160 pages

Cover of Leading for Impact The Ceo's Guide to Influencing with Integrity

Leading for Impact The Ceo's Guide to Influencing with Integrity

Jennifer Schielke

Published 2024

176 pages

Cover of The Story is in Our Bones How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis

The Story is in Our Bones How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis

Osprey Orielle Lake

Published 2024

375 pages

Cover of Mind Your Manners An Insider's Guide to Social Fluency

Mind Your Manners An Insider's Guide to Social Fluency

Sara Jane Ho

Published 2024

304 pages

Cover of Crisis of Confidence Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity

Crisis of Confidence Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity

Carl R. Trueman

Published 2024

216 pages

Cover of What Do I Do?

What Do I Do?

Mariah Grumet Humbert

Published 2024

192 pages

Cover of Limitarianism The Case Against Extreme Wealth

Limitarianism The Case Against Extreme Wealth

Ingrid Robeyns

2024 · 2025 edition

352 pages

Cover of Abortion Survivors Break Their Silence

Abortion Survivors Break Their Silence

Melissa Ohden, Cindy Lambert

Published 2024

208 pages

Cover of The Pursuit of Happiness How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America

The Pursuit of Happiness How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America

Jeffrey Rosen

2024 · 2025 edition

368 pages

Cover of Rules to Live By

Rules to Live By

Jeffrey Katz

Published 2024

224 pages

Cover of Minimalist Axiologies

Minimalist Axiologies

Teo Ajantaival

Published 2024

180 pages

Cover of The Price of Life In Search of What We're Worth and Who Decides

The Price of Life In Search of What We're Worth and Who Decides

Jenny Kleeman

Published 2024

320 pages

Cover of Action

Action

Malcolm Knox

2024 · 1968 edition

249 pages

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