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• BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:    Contents Preface   Chapter 1   The Nature of MoralityChapter 2  Consequentialist (Teleological) Theories of MoralityChapter 3   Nonconsequentialist (Deontological) Theories of MoralityChapter 4   Virtue EthicsChapter 5   Absolutism Versus RelativismChapter 6   Freedom Versus DeterminismChapter 7   Reward and PunishmentChapter 8   Setting Up a Moral System: Basic Assumptions and Basic Principles        Chapter 9   The Taking of Human Life    Chapter 10   Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing    Chapter 11   Abortion    Chapter 12   Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing    Chapter 13   Morality, Marriage, and Human Sexuality    Chapter 14   Bioethics—Ethical Issues in Medicine    Chapter 15   Environmental Ethics  Chapter 16   Business and Media Ethics  Appendixes    Introduction   Appendix 1:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of the Taking of Human LifeAppendix 2:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing  Appendix 3:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Abortion  Appendix 4:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing  Appendix 5:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Human Sexuality Appendix 6:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to Moral Problems in Medicine (Bioethics)  Appendix 7:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to Moral Problems in Business (Business and Media Ethics)  Appendix 8:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to Environmental Ethics       Supplementary Reading  Glossary  Index        COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:  Contents Preface   Chapter 1   The Nature of MoralityObjectivesWhat is Philosophy and Ethics’ Relationship to It?Definition of Key TermsApproaches to the Study of MoralityMorality and Its ApplicationsWhere Does Morality Come From?Customary or Traditional and Reflective MoralityMorality, Law, and ReligionKohlberg’s Theory of Moral DevelopmentWhy Should Human Beings Be Moral?Chapter SummaryExercises for ReviewDiscussion QuestionsSuggested ReadingsEthics Problem  Notes  Chapter 2  Consequentialist (Teleological) Theories of MoralityObjectivesPsychological EgoismEthical EgoismUtilitarianismDifficulty with Consequentialist Theories in GeneralCare EthicsChapter SummaryExercises for ReviewDiscussion Questions

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• BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:    Contents Preface   Chapter 1   The Nature of MoralityChapter 2  Consequentialist (Teleological) Theories of MoralityChapter 3   Nonconsequentialist (Deontological) Theories of MoralityChapter 4   Virtue EthicsChapter 5   Absolutism Versus RelativismChapter 6   Freedom Versus DeterminismChapter 7   Reward and PunishmentChapter 8   Setting Up a Moral System: Basic Assumptions and Basic Principles        Chapter 9   The Taking of Human Life    Chapter 10   Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing    Chapter 11   Abortion    Chapter 12   Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing    Chapter 13   Morality, Marriage, and Human Sexuality    Chapter 14   Bioethics—Ethical Issues in Medicine    Chapter 15   Environmental Ethics  Chapter 16   Business and Media Ethics  Appendixes    Introduction   Appendix 1:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of the Taking of Human LifeAppendix 2:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing  Appendix 3:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Abortion  Appendix 4:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing  Appendix 5:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Human Sexuality Appendix 6:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to Moral Problems in Medicine (Bioethics)  Appendix 7:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to Moral Problems in Business (Business and Media Ethics)  Appendix 8:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to Environmental Ethics       Supplementary Reading  Glossary  Index        COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:  Contents Preface   Chapter 1   The Nature of MoralityObjectivesWhat is Philosophy and Ethics’ Relationship to It?Definition of Key TermsApproaches to the Study of MoralityMorality and Its ApplicationsWhere Does Morality Come From?Customary or Traditional and Reflective MoralityMorality, Law, and ReligionKohlberg’s Theory of Moral DevelopmentWhy Should Human Beings Be Moral?Chapter SummaryExercises for ReviewDiscussion QuestionsSuggested ReadingsEthics Problem  Notes  Chapter 2  Consequentialist (Teleological) Theories of MoralityObjectivesPsychological EgoismEthical EgoismUtilitarianismDifficulty with Consequentialist Theories in GeneralCare EthicsChapter SummaryExercises for ReviewDiscussion Questions

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• BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:    Contents Preface   Chapter 1   The Nature of MoralityChapter 2  Consequentialist (Teleological) Theories of MoralityChapter 3   Nonconsequentialist (Deontological) Theories of MoralityChapter 4   Virtue EthicsChapter 5   Absolutism Versus RelativismChapter 6   Freedom Versus DeterminismChapter 7   Reward and PunishmentChapter 8   Setting Up a Moral System: Basic Assumptions and Basic Principles        Chapter 9   The Taking of Human Life    Chapter 10   Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing    Chapter 11   Abortion    Chapter 12   Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing    Chapter 13   Morality, Marriage, and Human Sexuality    Chapter 14   Bioethics—Ethical Issues in Medicine    Chapter 15   Environmental Ethics  Chapter 16   Business and Media Ethics  Appendixes    Introduction   Appendix 1:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of the Taking of Human LifeAppendix 2:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing  Appendix 3:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Abortion  Appendix 4:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing  Appendix 5:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Human Sexuality Appendix 6:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to Moral Problems in Medicine (Bioethics)  Appendix 7:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to Moral Problems in Business (Business and Media Ethics)  Appendix 8:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to Environmental Ethics       Supplementary Reading  Glossary  Index        COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:  Contents Preface   Chapter 1   The Nature of MoralityObjectivesWhat is Philosophy and Ethics’ Relationship to It?Definition of Key TermsApproaches to the Study of MoralityMorality and Its ApplicationsWhere Does Morality Come From?Customary or Traditional and Reflective MoralityMorality, Law, and ReligionKohlberg’s Theory of Moral DevelopmentWhy Should Human Beings Be Moral?Chapter SummaryExercises for ReviewDiscussion QuestionsSuggested ReadingsEthics Problem  Notes  Chapter 2  Consequentialist (Teleological) Theories of MoralityObjectivesPsychological EgoismEthical EgoismUtilitarianismDifficulty with Consequentialist Theories in GeneralCare EthicsChapter SummaryExercises for ReviewDiscussion Questions