Offering a balance of theory and applications and a mix of text and readings, Consider Ethics begins with chapters covering ethical theory, each of which is followed by related, classical readings. The book concludes with an examination of six contemporary ethical issues presented in a pro/con format, including introductory material placing each issue and the arguments in context. Featuring selections from the world's most influential philosophers, this combination of primary texts and explanatory pedagogy presents the material in a clear, accessible way that does not sacrifice rigor. Making connections among different ethical theories throughout, the text helps students to engage the subject matter and apply theories to important contemporary ethical issues.
| ISBN | 020553936X | | Pages | 352 | | ISBN13 | 9780205539369
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Weight (grammes) | 585 | | Imprint | Pearson Education (US) | | Published in | Upper Saddle River | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780321202802 | | Publication date | 02 Aug 2007 | | Height (mm) | 235 | | Library of Congress | 2007021026 | | Width (mm) | 191 | | DEWEY | 170 | | Spine width (mm) | 18 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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*Selections new to this Edition are indicated with an asterisk 1. Thinking About Ethics. Ethics and Critical Thinking. Studying Ethics. God's Commandments and Ethics. Religion and Ethics. Reading: Plato, Euthyphro. Exercises 2. Ethics and Reason. Reasoning about Ethics. Elements of Kantian Ethics. Criticisms of Kantian Ethics. Conclusion. Reading: Kant, Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals. Exercises 3. Ethics and Emotions. Follow Your Reason or Follow Your Heart? Objective and Subjective Feelings. Intuitionism. Conclusion. Reading: Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature. Exercises 4. Utilitarian Ethics. Utilitarian Theory. Act- vs. Rule-Utilitarians. Utiliatarians and the Quality of Pleasures. Criticisms of Utilitarian Ethics. Nozick's Challenge to Utilitarian Ethics The Uses of Utilitarian Ethics. Opposition to Utilitarianism. Reading: Bentham, An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation. Reading: Mill, What Utilitarianism Is.* Exercises 5. Social Contract Ethics. Framing the Social Contract. Fairness and Social Contract Theory: John Rawls. Gauthier's Contractarian Ethics. The Social Contract Myth and its Underlying Assumptions. Conclusion. Reading: Hobbes, Leviathan. Exercises 6. Egoism, Relativism, and Pragmatism. Egoism. Relativism. Pragmatism. Readings: Rorty, Philosophy and Social Hope. Exercises 7. Virtue Ethics. The Distinctive Focus of Virtue Ethics. The Strengths of Virtue Ethics. Criticisms of Virtue Theory. Virtue Theory and Medicine. Reading: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics. Exercises 8. Care Ethics. The Neglect of Women's Ethical Views. The Care Perspectives on Ethics. Women and Ethics. Reading: Baier, The Need for More than Justice. Exercises 9. The Scope of Morality. Who is Due Moral Consideration? Moral Agents. Darwin and the Moral Status of Nonhuman Animals. Reading: Darwin, The Descent of Man. Reading: Frans de Waal, Primates and Philosophers.* Exercises 10. Ethical NonObjectivism. The Nature of Ethical Nonobjectivism. Arguments for Ethical Nonobjectivism. The Continuing Struggle Between Objectivists and Nonobjectivists. Reading: Ayer, Language, Truth, and Logic. Exercises 11. Moral Realism. Contemporary Moral Realism. Moral Realism and the Argument from Simplicity. Moral Facts and Scientific Revolutions. Two Ways that Moral Realism Might Fail. Reading: Smith, Realism. Exercises 12. How Hard is Ethics? The Demands of Ethical Living. Comparing Ethical Systems on the Basis of Difficulty. Duty and Feelings. Reading: Mencius, Book of Mencius. Exercises 13. Free Will. Determinism. Fatalism. Determinism and Free Will. Libertarian Free Will and the Rejection of Determinism. Reading: Wolf, Asymmetrical Freedom. Exercises 14. Freedom, Moral Responsibility, and Ethics. Types of Responsibility. Moral Responsibility and the Utility of Punishment. Conditions for Moral Responsibility. Moral Responsibility and Ethics. Conclusion. Reading: Nagel, Moral Luck. Exercises. 15. The Death Penalty. The Death Penalty Should Be Abolished -- Stephen Bright* The Death Penalty is Morally Legitimate -- Louis Pojman* Exercises* 16. Abortion Abortion is Immoral -- Don Marquis* Most Abortions Are Morally Legitimate -- Bonnie Steinbock* 17: Animal Rights Nonhuman animals have no basic rights -- Richard Posner* Nonhuman Animals Have Important rights -- Peter Singer* Exercises* 18: Homosexual Sex Homosexual sex is wrong -- John Finnis* Homosexual relations are morally legitimate -- John Corvino* Exercises* 19: What Are Our Global Obligations to the Impoverished? We have a limited moral obligation to help impoverished people in other countries -- Thomas Nagel* We have a very strong moral obligation to help impoverished people in other countries -- Thomas Pogge* Exercises* 20: Can Terrorism Ever Be Justified? Terrorism is always wrong -- Tony Coady* Terrorism might sometimes be justified -- Gabriel Palmer-Fernande
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