*new to this edition

Preface

Introduction
1. A Short Introduction to Moral Philosophy, James Rachels
2. Some Basic Points about Arguments, James Rachels

Is Morality Objective?
3. The Subjectivity of Values, J. L. Mackie
4. Our Sense of Right and Wrong, C. S. Lewis

Theoretical Essays
5. Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill
6. Utilitarianism and Integrity, Bernard Williams
7. The Experience Machine, Robert Nozick
8. The Categorical Imperative, Immanuel Kant
9. The Virtues, Aristotle
10. Master Morality and Slave Morality, Friedrich Nietzsche
11. Caring Relations and Principles of Justice, Virginia Held

Gender and Race
12. Homeward Bound, Linda Hirshman
13. The Case for Reparations, Ta-Nehisi Coates
14. In Defense of Quotas, James Rachels

Sex, Date Rape, and Hazing
15. Our Sexual Ethics, Bertrand Russell
16. Alcohol and Rape, Nicholas Dixon
17. A Death at Penn State, Caitlin Flanagan

Abortion
18. Summary of the Dobbs Decision, The Court Reporter's Office of the U.S. Supreme Court
19. On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion and Postscript on Infanticide, Mary Anne Warren
20. Why Abortion Is Immoral , Don Marquis
21. A Defense of Abortion, Judith Jarvis Thomson

Poverty
22. Famine, Affluence, and Morality, Peter Singer
*23. We Americans Neglect Our Children, Nicholas Kristof

Climate Change
*24. Climate Change from A to Z, Elizabeth Kolbert
*25. The Climate Peril We Overlook, Nicholas Kristof

Illicit Drugs
26. America's Unjust Drug War, Michael Huemer
27. Is Doping Wrong? , Peter Singer

Guns
28. Why Guns Shouldn't Be Outlawed, Michael Huemer
*29. How to Persuade Americans to Give Up Their Guns, David Frum
*30. A Smarter Way to Reduce Gun Deaths, Nicholas Kristof

Immigration and Taxes
31. The Case for Open Immigration, Michael Huemer
*32. If Liberals Won't Enforce Borders, Fascists Will, David Frum
33. Is Taxation Theft?, Michael Huemer
*34. The Authority of Government, Stuart Rachels

Animals
35. All Animals Are Equal, Peter Singer
36. Torturing Puppies and Eating Meat: It's All in Good Taste, Alastair Norcross

Punishment and Torture
37. A Defense of the Death Penalty, Louis P. Pojman
38. Hellhole, Atul Gawande
39. Liberalism, Torture, and the Ticking Bomb, David Luban

War and Terrorism
40. Fifty Years after Hiroshima, John Rawls
41. What Is Wrong with Terrorism?, Thomas Nagel

Euthanasia, Healthcare, and Cloning
42. The Morality of Euthanasia, James Rachels
43. The Wrongfulness of Euthanasia, J. Gay-Williams
44. Letting Go: What Should Medicine Do When It Can't Save Your Life?, Atul Gawande
45. Human Cloning and the Challenge of Regulation, John A. Robertson

Meaning and Hope
46. The Meaning of Life, Richard Taylor
*47. The Case for Hope, Nicholas Kristof

Index