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The Nature of Moality: Good and Evil | |
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Introduction | |
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What is the Purpose of Morality | |
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The Lord of the Flies: A Moral Allegory | |
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On The Nature and Purpose of Morality: Reflections on William | |
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Golding''s The Lord of the Flies | |
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On the State of Nature | |
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Further Readings | |
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Good and Evil | |
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Introduction | |
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Billy Budd | |
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Why Is There Evil? | |
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Sophie''s Choice | |
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From Cruelty to Goodness | |
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Wickedness | |
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Beyond Good and Evil | |
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On the Origin of Good and Evil | |
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Further Readings | |
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Is Everything Relative? | |
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Introduction | |
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Custom is King | |
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The Case for Moral Relativism | |
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The Case Against Moral Ralativism | |
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Judge Not? | |
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The Enemy of the People | |
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Further Readings | |
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Moral Theories and Moral Character | |
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Introduction | |
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Utilitarianism | |
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Introduction | |
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Seaman Holmes and the Longboat of William Brown | |
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Classical Utilitarianism | |
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A Defense of Utilitarianism | |
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Against Utilitarianism | |
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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas | |
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Utilitarian Social Engineer and the Savage (from Brave New World) | |
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Further Readings | |
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Deontological Ethics | |
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Introduction | |
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On Duty | |
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The Moral Law | |
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Intuitionism | |
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The Golden Rule | |
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A Critique of the Golden Rule | |
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A Horseman in the Sky | |
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The Evil of Lying | |
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Moral Luck | |
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Further Readings | |
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Virtue Ethics | |
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Introduction | |
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The Bishop and the Candlesticks | |
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Virtue Ethics | |
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Virtue and the Moral Life | |
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The Great Stone Face | |
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A Critique of Virtue-Based Ethical Systems | |
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The Conscience of Huckelberry Finn | |
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Further Readings | |
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Virtues and Vices | |
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Introduction | |
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Sermon on the Mount and the Good Samaritan | |
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How Much Land Does a Man Need? The Vice of Greed | |
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Jealously, Malice and Ingratitude | |
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Moral Cowardice | |
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Three Days to See: Gratitude | |
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Courage and Endurance | |
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The Story of David and Bathseba: Lust | |
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Where Love is, There is God | |
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Reflectings on Suffering | |
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The Volunteer at Auschwitz: Altruism | |
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Further Readings | |
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Moral Issues | |
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Introduction | |
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Ethics and Egoism: Why Should I Be Moral? | |
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Introduction | |
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The Ring of Gyges | |
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In Defense of Ethical Egoism | |
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Egoism, Self-Interest and Altruism | |
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Further Readings | |
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Does Life Have Meaning? | |
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Introduction | |
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Epicurus: Hedonism | |
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Epictetus and Others: The Stoic Catechism: Moral Duty Alone Gives Life Meaning | |
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Life is Absurd | |
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Religion Gives Meaning to Life | |
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Reflections on Auschwitz: The Human Search for Meaning | |
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Siddhartha Guatama, the Buddha: The Four Noble Truths | |
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The Experience Machine | |
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Further Readings | |
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Freedom, Autonomy, and Self-Respect | |
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Introduction | |
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I Have a Dream | |
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An Experiment in Autonomy | |
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Existentialism is a Humanism | |
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Servility and Self-Respect | |
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Further Readings | |
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Applied Ethics | |
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Introduction | |
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Sex, Love and Marriage | |
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Introduction | |
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Pansexuality | |
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On Sexuality | |
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The Vatican Declaration on Sexual Ethics | |
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Sexual Intercourse Between Consenting Adults Is Always | |
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Permissible | |
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Sexual Intercourse Should Be Confined to Marriage | |
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Is Homosexuality Unnatural? | |
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Monogamy: A Critique | |
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Marriage, Love and Procreation: A Critique of McMurty | |
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What''s Wrong With Adultery?Hugh La Follette: Licensing Parents | |
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Further Readings | |
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Is Abortion Really Permissible? | |
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Introduction | |
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Abortion Is Not Morally Permissible | |
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Abortion Is Morally Permissible | |
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The Moderate Position: Beyond the Personhood Argument | |
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Further Readings | |
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Substance Abuse: Drugs and Alcohol | |
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Introduction | |
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On Liberty | |
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Drugs Should Be Legalized | |
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William Be | |