Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
Preface | p. xv |
Part One: Ethics in Theory | |
Justice of the Soul and State: The Republic | p. 3 |
Discussion of Divine Command Ethics: Euthyphro | p. 14 |
Moral Character and the Good Life: Nicomachean Ethics | p. 16 |
Egoism: De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum | p. 25 |
Stoic Ethics: Rationality and Self-Discipline: Meditations | p. 30 |
Morality and the Love of God: The City of God | p. 37 |
Divine, Natural, and Human Law: Summa Theologica | p. 40 |
Social Contract Ethics: Leviathan | p. 50 |
Against Egoism: Sermons | p. 58 |
Morality and the Emotions: An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals | p. 65 |
Deontology: The Ethics of Duty: The Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals | p. 77 |
The Ethics of the Profit Motive: Benefits of the Profit Motive | p. 88 |
Utilitarianism: Utilitarianism | p. 93 |
Radical Subjectivity: Concluding Unscientific Postscript | p. 103 |
The Economic Basis of Morality: Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts, Das Kapital | p. 108 |
The Immorality of Capitalism: Communist Manifesto | p. 114 |
The Transvaluation of All Values: Beyond Good and Evil and The Gay Science | p. 119 |
Intuitionism: The Indefinability of Moral Goodness: Principia Ethica | p. 125 |
Prima Facie Duties: The Right and the Good | p. 134 |
The Emotive Theory of Ethics: Language, Truth and Logic | p. 141 |
Divine Command Ethics: Christian Personal Ethics | p. 146 |
Gender and Ethical Perspective: Moral Orientation and Moral Development | p. 150 |
Ethical Relativism: On Relativism | p. 162 |
Overcoming Gender in Ethics: Beyond Caring: The De-Moralization of Gender | p. 165 |
Part Two: Ethics in Practice | |
Wealth, Poverty, and Social Injustice | |
Famine, Affluence, and Morality | p. 175 |
Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor | p. 184 |
The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits | p. 192 |
Introduction to Social Responsibility | p. 198 |
Abortion | |
Majority Opinion in Roe v. Wade | p. 211 |
Opinion in Webster v. Reproductive Health Services | p. 217 |
Euthanasia | |
An Alternative to the Ethic of Euthanasia | p. 229 |
Euthanasia: The Way We Do It, The Way They Do It | p. 234 |
Majority Opinion in Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health | p. 246 |
Active and Passive Euthanasia | p. 252 |
Affirmative Action | |
The Color-Blind Principle | p. 261 |
Reverse Discrimination as Unjustified | p. 269 |
Beyond Affirmative Action | p. 273 |
Sex, Gender, and Morality | |
Declaration on Sexual Ethics | p. 279 |
Feminist Ethics: Some Issues for the Nineties | p. 286 |
Sex and Violence | p. 296 |
A Case Against Homosexuality | p. 302 |
The Ick Factor: Homosexuality, Citizenship, and the Constitution | p. 310 |
The Death Penalty | |
An Eye for An Eye? | p. 319 |
Opinion in Gregg v. Georgia | p. 325 |
Dissenting Opinion in Gregg v. Georgia | p. 335 |
A Life for a Life | p. 339 |
Animal Rights | |
The Case for Animal Rights | p. 349 |
The Case for the Use of Animals in Biomedical Research | p. 357 |
Environmental Ethics | |
Gleaning Lessons from Deep Ecology | p. 367 |
People or Penguins | p. 376 |
The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism | p. 381 |
Part Three: Literary Treatments | |
"Doctor, I can't ... I won't have a child" | p. 391 |
The Mother | p. 395 |
The Prohibition on Birth Control | p. 397 |
Economic Justice for All: A Pastoral Message | p. 407 |
The Cold, Cold Box | p. 422 |
An Enemy of the People | p. 431 |
Glossary | p. 437 |
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