PrefaceAcknowledgment1. Introduction to the Role and to Ethics ReasoningA. The Emergence of Practical EthicsB. What is Ethics?i. Virtue Theoryii. Deontologyiii. Utilitarianismiv. Contextualism: Pulling it All TogetherC. Messy, Messy, Messy2. Levels of Ethics Work: Micro, Meso, and Macro Problems and SolutionsA. A First Explanation of Ethics Worki. Law and EthicsB. Levels of Ethics Worki. Micro Levela. Overview of the Processii. Meso Leveliii. Macro Level3. Expertise and ActivismA. Ethics Expertise Explainedi. Ethics Reasoningii. Arguments Against ExpertiseB. Ethics Expertise Defendedi. The Myth of Neutralityii. Weak Moral Realismiii. Ethics Reasoning and Truth-SeekingC. Activismi. Macro Level Activisma. Other Professional Groupsii. Meso Level Activisma. Powerb. Biasc. Timed. Institutional NormsD. Activist Strategies4. Cultural Awareness, Independence, and ProcessA. Culturally Attuned Independencei. Why IndependenceB. Conflict of Interest: Incidental and Structurali. Who Is the Client?a. To Whom/What Duties Are Owedii. Unavoidable ConflictC. Managing Structural COIi. Management TechniquesD. A Case Consultation Processi. Reasoning Stepsa. Step One: Get the Factsb. Step Two: Types of Conflicti. Dilemmas and Principles Identificationii. Dilemmas and Balancing Principlesiii. Ethical Distressc. Step Three: Collaboration and Moral Imaginationii. Context and Facts5. A Deeper Dive into the Practice of Ethics ConsultingA. Why Theoryi. Rejecting Anti-Theoryii. Theory and Knowing Whya. Nuance and Understanding Concepts’ MeaningB. Theory’s Role in Consultationsi. Conceptual Clarityii. All Necessary?C. What, in Addition to Theory?i. Getting the Facts, ReduxD. Ethnography and Structural Analysisi. Accessing Structural UnderpinningsE. Skills, Training, and Demeanori. Skillsii. Trainingiii. Demeanor and Its Underlying Virtuesiv. Ethics Consulting and Virtues6. New and Emerging Issues in Ethics ConsultingA. AI and Societal Transformationi. AI’s Impact on Higher Educationa. Reducing Academic Dishonestyii. AI’s Impact on K–12 Educationiii. AI’s Impact on Media: Deep FakesB. Medicine’s Changing Treatment Methodsi. Increasing Reliance on Gene TherapyC. Journalism in the Face of Economic and Ideological Forcesi. Ethics ImpactsD. Climate Change7. “You Never Call on Easy Cases”A. Trisomy 13 InfantB. A Sister as a SurrogateC. The Drowning PhotoD. Why Be an Ethicist?i. CaveatsE. ConclusionAppendix A: AcronymsReferences
