Ethics 101
A chronological journey through the history of moral philosophy, from tribal instincts to Nietzsche's table-breaking, exploring how humans decided what's right and wrong.
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Chapters
13 total- 01Chapter One - The Moral Instinct
- 02Chapter Two - Tribal Right and Wrong
- 03Chapter Three - God Said So
- 04Chapter Four - The Greek Split
- 05Chapter Five - Roman Duty and Stoic Fire
- 06Chapter Six - Christian Love and Hellfire
- 07Chapter Seven - Enlightenment Machines
- 08Chapter Eight - Nietzsche Breaks the Table
- 09Chapter Nine - The Ethics of the State
- 10Chapter Ten - Rights, Wrongs, and Law
- 11Chapter Eleven - Profit and Pain
- 12Chapter Twelve - The Algorithm Has No Conscience
- 13Chapter Thirteen - The Line Moves
Edition notes and short pages
Ethics 101
Ethics 101
A History of Right and Wrong
by James Johnson
Dedication
To everyone who ever questioned the rules.
Especially the ones who were told not to.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
TO THE THINKERS, rebels, philosophers, prophets, and punks.
To the ones who asked why when everyone else said because.
And thanks to the readers bold enough to step over the line.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JJ IS THE author of over 300 books and counting, spanning history, philosophy, science, systems, culture, and everything in between. His work aims to break down big ideas into sharp, readable, and real human stories with no fluff, no filler, and no pretending to be neutral.
He writes like the world’s on fire, because it is.
COPYRIGHT
© 2025 JAMES JOHNSON. All rights reserved.
This book is a work of nonfiction and analysis. It contains commentary, critique, synthesis, and original interpretation of philosophical, historical, and cultural material. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. All citations fall under fair use for educational and transformative purposes. Any resemblance to unethical behavior you recognize in real life is probably not a coincidence.