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A core text for undergraduate courses in Ethical Theory or a supplement for Applied Ethics courses.   This text examines major moral theories from the worldview perspective, teaching students the major tenets of the principal moral theories, and the controversies that surround them, as well as offering suggestions on choosing and applying an ethical theory.    

Table of Contents:
PART ONE: THE BASIC QUESTIONS        Chapter One: Living in a World of Values               1.1 Who We Are and What We Value             1.2 What is Ethics?                                                       1.3 The Individual: Metaethics, Normative Ethics,          and Applied Ethics                                                                    1.4 The Society: Social and Political Ethics                                A Thought Experiment on Individual and Social Ethics Key Terms–5-10 terms Notes   Chapter Two: Personal Worldview and Community Worldview                                                                              2.1 The Normative Nature of Worldview 2.2  Personal worldview 2.3  Community worldview Key Terms An Exercise on worldview Notes   Chapter Three: Relativism                                                   3.1 Cultural Relativism                                                  3.2 Moral Relativism                                                                 3.3  What’s at Stake?                                                                Key Terms                                                                              A Thought Experiment: Finding out what you Believe     Notes                                                                                                                                                                                       Chapter Four: Egoism                                                           4.1 Psychological Egoism                                                          4.2 Ethical Egoism                                                                    4.3 Egoism and Altruism                                                           Key Terms                                                                               A Thought Experiment: Finding out what you Believe.                Notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Chapter Five: Human Nature–Are People Good or Bad? 5.1   Humans are Bad 5.2   Humans are Good 5.3  What Difference Does it Make? Key Terms A Thought Experiment: Finding out what you Believe. Notes   Chapter Six:  Morality and Religion                                    6.1 The Origin of the Problem                                       6.2 Absolute Good                                                                   6.3 Divine Command Theory                                                    6.4 Ethics with and without Religion                                          Key Terms A Thought Experiment: Finding out what you Believe.    Notes                                                                                                                                                                                       Chapter Seven: Ethical Feminism                                         7.1  Gender: Are Men and Women Different?                7.2  Care and Justice                                                                 7.3  Race: What is Race and Why is it an Issue?             7.4  Opportunity and Desert                                                      Key Terms                                                                               A Thought Experiment: Finding out what you Believe.    Notes     PART TWO: TRADITIONAL Moral Theories: THE BASIC ANSWERS   Chapter Eight: It’s All Your Intuition: Ethical Intuitionism  8.1 Snapshot 8.2 The Problem this Theory Addresses 8.3 The Argument for the Theory 8.4 The Argument Against the Theory A Challenging Case Study Key Terms Notes   Chapter Nine: It’s All in Your Attitude: Ethical Non-Cognitivism 9.1 Snapshot                                                                                        9.2    The Problem this Theory Addresses 9.3    The Argument for the Theory 9.4    The Argument Against the Theory A Challenging Case Study Key Terms Notes   Chapter Ten: It’s About What You Agree: Ethical Contractarianism                10.1 Snapshot                                                                          10.2 The Problem these Theories Address                                10.3 The Argument for each theory                                           10.4 The Argument Against the Theory A Challenging Case Study Key Terms Notes   Chapter Eleven: It’s All in Your Character: Virtue Ethics 11.1 Snapshot                                                                          11.2 The Problem this Theory Addresses                                  11.3 The Argument for the Theory                                            11.4 The Argument Against the Theory                         A Challenging Case Study                                                         Key Terms                                                                               Notes   Chapter Twelve: It’s About the Team: Utilitarianism 12.1 Snapshot                                                                          12.2 The Problem this Theory Addresses                                  12.3 The Argument for the Theory                                            12.4 The Argument Against the Theory             A Challenging Case Study                                             Key Terms                                                                     Chapter Thirteen: It’s About Doing Your Duty                                               13.1 Snapshot                                                              13.2 The Problem this Theory Addresses                      13.3 The Argument for the Theory                                13.4 The Argument Against the Theory             A Challenging Case Study                                             Key Terms                                                                   Notes                                                                                                                                                                 PART THREE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER   Chapter Fourteen: Formulating Your Own Answer     14.1    Personal Expression                                             14.2    Social/Political ethics                                            Two Exercises                                                                                                                                      Glossary                                               Index                                                   


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780136006558
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Depth: 13
  • Height: 227 mm
  • No of Pages: 224
  • Series Title: Basic Ethics in Action
  • Weight: 310 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0136006558
  • Publisher Date: 13 Mar 2008
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 2
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Width: 153 mm


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