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As the perfect companion to introduction to ethics courses, Dell'Olio and Simon's reader includes the most influential ethical theories without overwhelming the beginning student. It contains a variety of readings encompassing contemporary and classic philosophers, male and female perspectives of both Western and non-Western ethical traditions, and readings in both theoretical and applied ethics. Introduction to Ethics comprises of thirty-seven essays divided into nine chapters; the first chapter introduces the nature of moral theory with a brief account of the different moral theories that will follow in the text. Chapters 2 through 8 are each devoted to a particular moral theory with readings that represent the position and those who challenge it, accompanied by an application of the theory to a particular moral problem. Finally, chapter 9 offers readings in practical guidance on "living a good life." Each chapter has a brief introduction that provides an overview of the selection with pointers on what to note as the selection is read and concludes with a series of thought-provoking study questions and a selection for further reading making it easier for students to understand and appreciate their reading.

Table of Contents

Chapter 2 Introductions: Ethics: Thinking about Right Conduct
Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Religion and Morality
Chapter 4 Bible selections
Chapter 5 Koran selections
Chapter 6 Bhagavad-Gita selections
Chapter 7 "God and the Basis of Morality"
Chapter 8 "Commands for Grownups"
Chapter 9 Declaration Toward a Global Ethic
Chapter 10 Study Questions
Chapter 11 Chapter 2: Moral Relativism
Chapter 12 "Statement on Human Rights"
Chapter 13 "The Case Against Ethical Relativism"
Chapter 14 "Moral Relativism Defended"
Chapter 15 "Female Circumcision/Genital Mutilation and Ethical Relativism"
Chapter 16 Study Questions
Chapter 17 Chapter 3: Natural Law Theory
Chapter 18 from Summa Theologiae
Chapter 19 "The Scholastic Theory of Moral Law in the Modern World"
Chapter 20 "The Principle of Double Effect"
Chapter 21 "The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of Double Effect"
Chapter 22 Study Questions
Chapter 23 Chapter 4: Utilitarianism
Chapter 24 from Utilitarianism
Chapter 25 "Against Utilitarianism"
Chapter 26 "Rule Consequentialism"
Chapter 27 "Famine, Affluence, and Morality"
Chapter 28 Study Questions
Chapter 29 Chapter 5: Ethics of Duty
Chapter 30 from Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Chapter 31 "Kantian Ethics"
Chapter 32 from The Right and the Good
Chapter 33 "Killing, Letting Die, and the Trolley Problem"
Chapter 34 Study Questions
Chapter 35 Chapter 6: Virtue Ethics
Chapter 36 from Nicomachean Ethics
Chapter 37 from Analects
Chapter 38 from An Inquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
Chapter 39 from After Virtue
Chapter 40 "Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments"
Chapter 41 Study Questions
Chapter 42 Chapter 7: Challenges to Traditional Moral Theory
Chapter 43 from Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy
Chapter 44 from Beyond Good and Evil
Chapter 45 "Feminism and Moral Theory"
Chapter 46 from The Ethics of Identity
Chapter 47 "Nihilism in Black America"
Chapter 48 Study Questions
Chapter 49 Chapter 8: Living a Good Life
Chapter 50 "Philosophy as a Way of Life"
Chapter 51 from Phaedo and Republic
Chapter 52 from Handbook
Chapter 53 from Tao te Ching
Chapter 54 from Ethics for a New Millennium
Chapter 55 Study Questions

Product details

Published Jun 16 2010
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 478
ISBN 9781461638155
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Series Elements of Philosophy
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Andrew Dell'Olio

Anthology Editor

Caroline J. Simon

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