Although Routledge had already publish Environmental Philosophy: Critical Concepts in the Environment, a five-volume reference on some 100 classic and important papers in environmental philosophy, they felt that an encyclopedia covering the field more broadly and in a more summary way would be of complementary value and this two-volume reference is the result, albeit now with a new publisher do to later business decisions at Routledge.

The Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society spans the relationships among business, ethics and society, with an emphasis on business ethics and the role of business in society.

Mitcham (liberal arts and international studies, Colorado School of Mines) has edited a reference that seeks to emphasize the ethical and philosophical questions that arise in the fields and endeavors of science and technology.

The 1978 first edition of this five-volume reference is cited in ; the second edition was published in 1995.

The editors, working with a team of 325 renowned authorities in the field of ethics, have revised, expanded and updated this classic encyclopedia.

This authoritative four-volume reference has a broad reach, encompassing the various fields and endeavors in which ethical issues arise as well as the field of practical ethics itself and a variety of historical, contemporary, religious, and secular approaches.