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| The Context | |
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| The Need For Ethics | |
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| Why do we need ethics if we have laws? | |
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| Ethics defined Ethics and religious belief The need for ethics Preliminary guidelines Doing research on the Internet Making discussion meaningful Sample responses Inquiries | |
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| The Role Of The Majority View | |
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| A sample situation The majority can err Sample response Inquiries | |
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| The Role Of Feelings | |
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| How feelings came to be emphasized Are feelings reliable? | |
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| A better guide is needed Sample response Inquiries | |
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| The Role Of Conscience | |
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| Conscience and shame Individual differences The shapers of conscience Natural endowment Social conditioning Moral choice A balanced view of conscience Sample response Inquiries | |
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| Comparing Cultures | |
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| Differences among cultures Interpreting the differences The similarity of values Is judgment appropriate? Three important cautions Inquiries | |
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| A Strategy | |
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| A Foundation For Judgment | |
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| Assessing ought statements Oughts in ancient cultures Governmental oughts Organizational oughts Our own everyday oughts The principle of right desire The principle of contradiction Challenges to judgment Relativism Absolutism Inquiries | |
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| The Basic Criteria | |
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| A fundamental good: respect for persons Three basic criteria Obligations Moral ideals Consequences Analyzing ethical issues Step | |
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| Study the details of the case | |
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| Identify the relevant criteria | |
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| Determine possible courses of action | |
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| Decide which action is most ethical The case of Professor Woebegone | |
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| The details of the case | |
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| Relevant criteria | |
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| Possible courses of action | |
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| The most ethical action The case of Horace’s house | |
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| The details of the case | |
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| Relevant criteria | |
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| Possible courses of action | |
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| The most ethical action A caution about generalizing Avoiding other errors “Mine is better” thinking Double standard Unwarranted assumptions Oversimplifications Hasty conclusions Inquiries | |
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| Considering Obligations | |
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| When obligations conflict Weighing the obligations Two moral dilemmas The Alabama syphilis case Thoroughness is important Inquiries | |
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| Considering Moral Ideals | |
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| Important moral ideals Prudence Justice Temperance Courage Loving kindness Integrity Forgiveness Repentance Reparation Gratitude Beneficence Ideals in conflict The Munich incident The issue of affirmative action Ideals versus obligations Inquiries | |
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| Considering Consequences | |
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| Dealing with probability Making the analysis thorough Three difficult questions A caution Dealing with dilemmas Inquiries | |
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| Determining Moral Responsibility | |
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| How free are our choices? When culpability is diminished Ethics and law More typical cases Heroism not required Inquiries | |
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| The Tradition | |
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| A Perspective On History | |
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| The classical period The medieval period The modern period The ethics of duty The ethics of consequences Great issues in ethics Inquiries | |
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| Contemporary Ethical Controversies | |
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| Education Media and the arts Sex Government Law Business Medicine Science War | |
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| Suggestion For Further Study | |
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| Writing About Moral Issues | |
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| Avoiding Plagiarism | |