Ethics : theory and contemporary issues.

Title:

Ethics : theory and contemporary issues.

Author:

MacKinnon, Barbara, 1937-

Format:

Book

Institution:

Emerson College

Contents:

PART ONE. ETHICAL THEORY -- 1. Ethics and Ethical Reasoning -- Why Study Ethics? -- What Is Ethics? -- Ethical and Other Types of Evaluation -- Sociobiology and the Naturalistic Fallacy -- Ethical Terms -- Ethics and Reasons -- Intuitionism, Emotivism, Subjectivism, Objectivism -- Ethical Reasoning and Arguments -- The Structure of Ethical Reasoning and Argument -- Evaluating and Making Good Arguments -- Ethical Theory -- Types of Ethical Theory -- Can Ethics Be Taught? -- Reading -- Ethical Judgments and Matters of Fact David Hume -- Emotivism and Ethics: C.L. Stevenson -- Review Exercises -- 2. Religion and Global Ethics -- Freedom, Cosmopolitanism, and the European Enlightenment -- Religion, Civic Life, and Civil Disobedience -- Ethics, Religion, and Divine Command Theory -- Pluralism and the Golden Rule -- The Problem of Evil and Free Will 29Secular Ethics and Toleration -- Criticisms of Secularism and Global Ethics -- Reading -- Euthyphro: Plato -- Religion and Truth: Mohandas K. Gandhi -- Reimagining a Global Ethic: Michael Ignatieff -- Review Exercises -- 3. Ethical Relativism -- Descriptive vs. Normative Ethical Relativism -- Individual vs. Cultural Relativism -- Strong and Weak Relativism -- Reasons Supporting Ethical Relativism -- The Diversity of Moral Views -- Tolerance and Open-Mindedness -- Moral Uncertainty -- Situational Differences -- Are These Reasons Convincing? -- The Diversity of Moral Views -- Tolerance and Open-Mindedness -- Moral Uncertainty -- Situational Differences -- Is Relativism Self-Contradictory? -- Moral Realism -- Moral Pluralism -- Reading -- Who's to Judge?: Louis Pojman -- Moral Relativism: Richard Rorty -- Review Exercises -- 4. Egoism, Altruism, and the Social Contract -- Psychological Egoism -- What Is Psychological Egoism? -- Is Psychological Egoism True? -- Ethical Egoism -- What Is Ethical Egoism? -- Is Ethical Egoism a Good Theory? -- The Moral Point of View -- Why Be Moral? -- Reading -- The Ring of Gyges: Plato -- Self Love: Thomas Hobbes -- The Social Contract and Altruism: Steven Pinker -- Review Exercises -- 5. Utilitarianism and John Stuart Mill -- Weighing Consequences -- Historical Background -- Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill -- The Principle of Utility -- Pleasure and Happiness -- Calculating the Greatest Amount of Happiness -- Quantity vs. Quality of Pleasure -- Evaluating Utilitarianism -- Application of the Principle -- Utilitarianism and Personal Integrity -- Ends and Means -- The Trolley Problem -- Act and Rule Utilitarianism -- "Proof" of the Theory -- Reading -- Utilitarianism: John Stuart Mill -- Review Exercises -- 6. Deontological Ethics and Immanuel Kant -- Deontology and the Ethics of Duty -- Immanuel Kant -- What Is the Right Motive? -- What Is the Right Thing to Do? -- The Categorical Imperative -- The First Form -- The Second Form -- Evaluating Kant's Moral Theory -- The Nature of Moral Obligation -- The Application of the Categorical Imperative -- Duty -- Moral Equality and Impartiality -- Perfect and Imperfect Duties -- Variations on Kant and Deontology -- Reading -- Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals: Immanuel Kant -- Review Exercises -- 7. Natural Law and Human Rights -- Natural Law Theory -- Historical Origins -- Evaluating Natural Law Theory -- Natural Rights -- Evaluating Natural Rights Theory -- Is There A Human Nature? -- Reading -- On Natural Law: Thomas Aquinas -- Second Treatise of Civil Government: John Locke -- Review Exercises -- 8. Virtue Ethics -- Virtues and Everyday Life -- Aristotle -- Virtue as a Mean -- Nature, Human Nature, and the Human Good -- Cross-Cultural and Contemporary Virtue Ethics -- Evaluating Virtue Ethics -- Reading -- The Nicomachean Ethics: Aristotle -- Virtues and Vices: Philippa Foot -- Review Exercises -- 9. Feminist Thought and the Ethics of Care -- Gender in Moral Reasoning and the Ethics of Care -- Is There a Gender Difference in Morality? -- The Source of Feminine Morality -- Evaluating Gender-Specific Approaches to Morality -- Feminist Thought -- Evaluation of Feminist Thought and the Ethics of Care -- Reading -- Caring: Nel Noddings -- The Need for More Than Justice: Annette Baier -- Review Exercises.

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Library holdings:

Emerson Main Stacks
BJ1012 .M328 2015 – Available

• Available Temporarily at Emerson Reserve
  On reserve for VM402 -4: Production Ethics & Social Justice (Visual and Media Arts: Cooper)
  On reserve for IN123 -6: Ethics in Communication (Institute: Cooper)