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Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved 1 CHAPTER 1 – THE NATURE OF MORALITY General Overview The objectives of this first chapter are to introduce the core terms and ideas of morality, […]

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved 8 CHAPTER 2 – CONSEQUENTIALIST (TELEOLOGICAL) THEORIES OF MORALITY General Overview The objective of this chapter is to introduce students to one of the broadest and […]

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved 15 CHAPTER 3 – NONCONSEQUENTIALIST (DEONTOLOGICAL) THEORIES OF MORALITY General Overview The objectives of this chapter are to describe and analyze nonconsequentialist theories of ethics as […]

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved 22 CHAPTER 4 – VIRTUE ETHICS General Overview The objectives of this chapter are to describe and analyze virtue ethics, from both Western and Asian perspectives. […]

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved 28 CHAPTER 5 – ABSOLUTISM VERSUS RELATIVISM General Overview The objective of this chapter is to acquaint students with the concepts and questions that pertain to […]

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved 35 CHAPTER 6 – FREEDOM VERSUS DETERMINISM General Overview Free will and determinism go to the heart of many philosophical, sociological, psychological, economic, and cultural theories […]

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved 41 CHAPTER 7 – REWARD AND PUNISHMENT General Overview If we can be held morally responsible then apportioning rewards and punishments seems appropriate. Who rewards or […]

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved 50 CHAPTER 8 – SETTING UP A MORAL SYSTEM: BASIC ASSUMPTIONS AND BASIC PRINCIPLES General Overview In this chapter the author tries to deal with a […]

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved 58 CHAPTER 9 – THE TAKING OF HUMAN LIFE General Overview In this chapter some of the basic arguments for and against the taking of human […]

CHAPTER 10 – ALLOWING SOMEONE TO DIE, MERCY DEATH, AND MERCY KILLING General Overview In this chapter the issue of euthanasia is examined. The author uses slightly different terminology. The standard terminology isn’t settled but instructors will have to make […]

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved 71 CHAPTER 11 – ABORTION General Overview In the last chapter issues of when life ends were controversial but have tended to settle medically at least […]

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved 76 CHAPTER 12 – LYING, CHEATING, BREAKING PROMISES, AND STEALING General Overview The issues that make up the content of this chapter constitute the basic fabric […]

CHAPTER 13 – MORALITY, MARRIAGE, AND HUMAN SEXUALITY General Overview The topics in this chapter link up with a host of other ethical issues since sexuality is behind a good deal of lying, cheating, etc., as well as abortion and […]

CHAPTER 14 – BIOETHICS – ETHICAL ISSUES IN MEDICINE General Overview This chapter engages a range of issues that revolve around the rights and obligations of those involved in health care either as patient, a member of the patient’s family, […]

Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved 96 CHAPTER 15 – BUSINESS AND MEDIA ETHICS General Overview As with the last chapter rights and obligations are explored but this time in relation to […]

CHAPTER 16 – ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS General Overview In this final chapter our obligations to the larger non-human community and the rights that that community may have are explored, especially practices involving animals whether it be for food, sport, amusement, etc. […]