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For freshman/sophomore-level courses in Introduction to Ethics.Well renowned and highly acclaimed, Ethics: Theory and Practice introduces students with little or no background in philosophy or ethics to traditional and contemporary ethical theory using a clear style and flexible organization. The Eighth Edition applies theoretical material to business, medicine, the environment, and the media, with numerous examples and cases.
Contents
1. What Is Morality? 2. Consequentialist (Teleological) Theories of Morality. 3. Nonconsequentialist (Deontological) Theories of Morality and Virtue Ethics. 4. Absolutism versus Relativism. 5. Freedom versus Determinism. 6. Reward and Punishment. 7. Setting Up a Moral System: Basic Assumptions and Basic Principles. 8. The Taking of Human Life. 9. Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing. 10. Abortion. 11. Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing. 12. Morality, Marriage, and Human Sexuality. 13. Bioethics-Ethical Issues in Medicine. 14. Business and Media Ethics. 15. Environmental Ethics. Appendixes. Glossary. Index.