Exploring Ethics

Steven M. Cahn is Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the author of Exploring Philosophy, Fifth Edition (OUP, 2015); Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education (OUP, 2011); Ethics: History, Theory and Contemporary Issues, Fifth Edition (OUP, 2011); Political Philosophy, Third Edition (OUP, 2015); and The Meaning of Life, Fourth Edition (OUP, 2017), among others.

It’s a well organized book. One of the great strengths of the book is its breadth. It accomplishes so much because of the brevity of the readings." - Daniel Yeakel, University of Michigan - Dearborn

• PrefaceINTRODUCTION1. Morality and Moral Philosophy Wiliam K. Frankena2. Crito Plato3. Phaedo PlatoPART I: CHALLENGES TO MORALITY4. Subjectivism Julia Driver5. God and Morality Steven M. Cahn6. The Challenge of Cultural Relativism James Rachels7. Right and Wrong Thomas Nagel8. Egoism and Moral Skepticism James Rachels9. Happiness and Immorality Steven M. Cahn and Jeffrie G. Murphy10. The Nature of Ethical Disagreement Charles L. Stevenson11. The Rationality of Moral Action Philippa FootPART II: MORAL THEORIES12. The Categorical Imperative Immanuel Kant13. A Simplified Account of Kant's Ethics Onora O'Neill14. Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill15. Contemporary Utilitarianism Julia Driver16. The Nature of Virtue Aristotle17. Virtue Ethics Julia Driver18. The Ethics of Care Virginia Held19 The Social Contract Thomas Hobbes20. A Theory of Justice John Rawls21. Gender Bias Cheshire CalhounPART III: MORAL PROBLEMSA. World Hunger22. Famine, Affluence, and Morality Peter Singer23. A Reply to Singer Travis Timmerman24. Rights, Obligations, and World Hunger Onora O'NeillB. Immigration25. The Case for Limits David Miller 26. A Right to Immigrate Michael Hummer\C. Injustice27. Racisms Kwame Anthony Appiah28. Sexism Ann E. Cudd and Leslie E. Jones29. Five Faces of Oppression Iris Marion YoungD. Reparation30. The Morality of Reparation Bernard Boxill31. Reparation and the Problem of Agency Chandran KukathasE. Sexual Harassment32. Offers and Coercion Nancy Tuana33. Consensual Sex on Campus Leslie Pickering Francis34. Sexual Harassment in the University N. Ann Davis35. Sexual Harassment in Public Places Margaret CrouchF. Prostitution36. Value and the Gift of Sexuality Elisabeth Anderson37. Taking Money for Bodily Services Martha C. Nussbaum38. Markets in Women's Sexual Labor Debra SatzG. Animals39. Equality for Animals? Peter Singer40. Speciesism and the Idea of Equality Bonnie Steinbock41. Getting Animals in View Christine Korsgaard42. Speaking of Animal Rights mary Anne WarrenH. The Environment43. Philosophical Problems for Environmentalism Elliott Sober44. Ethics and Global Change Dale JamiesonI. Abortion45. A Defense of Abortion Judith Jarvis Thomson46. On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion Mary Anne Warren47. Why Abortion is Immoral Don Marquis48. Virtue Theory and Abortion Rosalind HursthouseJ. Euthanasia49. Active and Passive Euthanasia James Rachels50. The Intentional Termination fo Life Bonnie SteinbockK. The Meaning of Life51. The Meaning of Life Richard Taylor52. Meaning in Life Susan Wolf53. Meaningful Lives Christine VitranoL. Conclusion54. The Trolley Problem Judith Jarvis Thomson55. Turning the Trolley Judith Jarvis Thomson56. Moral Saints Susan WolfGlossaryStyle GuideIndex