Preface About The Fourth Edition | |
What Is Morality? | |
The Problem Of Definition | |
First Example: Baby Theresa | |
Second Example: Jodie And Mary | |
Third Example: Tracy Latimer Reason And Impartiality | |
The Minimum Conception Of Morality | |
The Challenge Of Cultural Relativism | |
How Different Societies Have Different Moral Codes | |
Cultural Relativism | |
The Cultural Differences Argument | |
The Consequences Of Taking Cultural Relativism Seriously | |
Why There Is Less Disagreement Than It Seems | |
How All Cultures Have Some Values In Common Judging | |
A Cultural Practice To Be Undesirable | |
What Can Be Learned From Cultural Relativism | |
Subjectivism In Ethics | |
The Basic Idea Of Ethical Subjectivism | |
The Evolution Of The Theory | |
The First Stage: Simple Subjectivism | |
The Second Stage: Emotivism Are There Any Moral Facts? | |
Are There Proofs In Ethics? | |
The Question Of Homosexuality | |
Does Morality Depend On Religion? | |
The Presumed Connection Between Morality And Religion | |
The Divine Command Theory | |
The Theory Of Natural Law Religion | |
And Particular Moral Issues | |
Psycholological Egoism Is Unselfishness Possible? | |
The Strategy Of Reinterpreting Motives Two Arguments In Favor Of Psychological Egoism | |
Clearing Away Some Confusions | |
The Deepest Error In Psychological Egoism | |
Ethical Egoism Is There A Duty To Help Starving People? | |
Three Arguments In Favor Of Ethical Egoism Three Arguments Against Ethical Egoism | |
The Utilitarian Approach The Revolution In Ethics | |
First Example: Euthanasia | |
Second Example: Nonhuman Animals | |
The Debate Over Utilitarianism | |
The Classical Version Of The Theory Is Happiness | |
The Only Thing That Matters? | |
Are Consequences All That Matter? | |
Should We Be Equally Concerned For Everyone? | |
The Defense Of Utilitarianism | |
Are There Any Absolute Moral Rules? | |
Harry Truman And Elizabeth Anscombe | |
The Categorical Imperative Absolute Rules And The Duty Not To Lie | |
Conflicts Between Rules | |
Another Look At Kant's Basic Idea | |
Kant And Respect For Persons | |
The Idea Of Human Dignity Retribution And Utility | |
In The Theory Of Punishment Kant's Retributivism | |
The Idea Of A Social Contract Hobbes's Argument | |
The Prisoner's Dilemma | |
Some Advantages Of The Social | |
Contract Theory Of Morals | |
The Problem Of Civil Disobedience | |
Feminism And The Ethics Of Care Do Women And Men Think Differently About Ethics? | |
Implications For Moral Judgment | |
Implications For Ethical Theory | |
The Ethics Of Virtue | |
The Ethics Of Virtue And The Ethics Of Right Action | |
The Virtues Some Advantages Of Virtue Ethics | |
The Problem Of Incompleteness | |
What Would A Satisfactory Moral Theory Be Like? | |
Morality Without Hubris Treating People As They Deserve And Other Motives | |
Multiple-Strategies Utilitarianism | |
The Moral Community Justice And Fairness | |
Conclusion | |
Suggestions For Further Reading | |
Notes On Sources | |
Index | |
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