Books in the Ethics and Culture series

In an era of economic devastation, ongoing legacies of colonization and imperialism, climate change and habitat loss, there is a call for a new understanding of the meaning and relevance of ethics. These essays on otherness, responsibility, and hospitality raise urgent questions about the state of ethics in tumultuous times.

All humans laugh. However, there is little agreement about what is appropriate to laugh at. This collection of new essays addresses possible ways that moral and ethical lines can be drawn around humour and laughter.