Ethical Choices An Introduction to Moral Philosophy with Cases

Name: Ethical Choices An Introduction to Moral Philosophy with Cases
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ISBN: 9780195332957

ISBN-10: 0195332954

ISBN-13: 9780195332957

Edition: 2011

Authors: Richard Burnor, Yvonne Raley

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List price: $35.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/9/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Richard Burnor is Professor of Philosophy at Felician College. Dr. Burnor has also published articles in the philosophy of science, metaphysics, and teaching philosophy. Yvonne Raley is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Felician College, and has published articles in metaphysics and ethics.



Preface to the Instructor


Guidelines for a Case Study Analysis


Introduction: On the Practical Importance of Ethics



Introducing Ethics



The Nature of Morality



What Is Ethics?



Moral Claims



Nonmoral Normative Claims



Characterizing Moral Claims


For Reflection and Discussion



The Real Price of Coffee



Jurassic Kitty: Should I Clone My Cat?



Moral and Nonmoral Values



The Role of Values



Fundamental and Instrumental Values



Explanation and Fundamental Values


For Reflection and Discussion


Values Exercise



Mr. Research



Sex Selection



Personal Autonomy and Moral Agency



Introduction



Personal Autonomy



Exercising Moral Agency



Value-Free and Value-Guided Autonomy**


For Reflection and Discussion



Elizabeth Bouvia



Should the Drinking Age Be Eighteen?



The Living Will



Buy Now, Pay Later: Student Credit Card Debt



Moral Relativism



Introduction



The Claims of Moral Relativism



Evaluating Subjectivism



Considerations in Support of Popular Relativism



Arguments Against Relativism



A Matter of Tolerance



Can Moral Relativism Supply Something That Objectivism Cannot?**


For Reflection and Discussion



Female Genital Mutilation



Religious Exemption and the Death of Matthew Swan



Women in the Middle East



Moral Reasoning and Ethical Theories



Introduction



Moral Reasoning, Principles, and Judgments



Fundamental Moral Principles



Ethical Theories and Their Assessment


For Reflection and Discussion



Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner



Who's Responsible for Obesity?



A Survey of Ethical Theories and Perspectives



Consequentialist Ethics: Egoism



Introduction



Hedonism and Consequentialism



Utility and Mill's Account of Qualities



Ethical Egoism



Psychological Egoism**


For Reflection and Discussion



Human Trafficking



Sponsoring a Child



Consequentialist Ethics: Act Utilitarianism



Introduction



The Theory of Act Utilitarianism



Considerations Supporting Act Utilitarianism



Problems with Act Utilitarianism



Beyond Classical Utilitarianism**


For Reflection and Discussion



Should Your Next Car Be a Hybrid?



Factory Farming and the Suffering of Animals



Torture Lite



Consequentialist Ethics: Rule Utilitarianism



Introduction



Rule Utilitarianism



Comparing Rule Utilitarianism and Act Utilitarianism



Problems with Rule Utilitarianism



The Issue of Justice**


For Reflection and Discussion



Zero-Tolerance Policies and Student Misconduct



Curbing Grade Inflation



Global Warming and Oil



Stem Cells and Parkinson's Disease



Universal Health Care



Deontological Ethics



Introduction



Ross's Ethics



Kant's Theory-The Good Will



Kant's Categorical Imperative: Principle of Ends



Kant's Categorical Imperative: Principle of Universal Law



Kant's Categorical Imperative: Principle of Autonomy**



Criticisms of Kantian Ethics


For Reflection and Discussion



A Demanding Honor Code



The Ayala Case



Internet Bride-Straight from Asia



A Personal Decision



Beefy Burgers and a Lean Future



Natural Ethics: Natural Law and Natural Rights



Introduction



Natural Law Theory



Addressing Moral Conflicts



Some Problems for Natural Law Theory



Natural Rights



Some Distinctions**



Some Concerns with Rights


For Reflection and Discussion



Relieving Pain in a Dying Patient



Birth Control



Locke and Load: Lockean Rights and Gun Control



Just-War Theory and the Killing of Noncombatants



Permanent Vegetative State: The Case of Terri Schiavo



Virtue Ethics



Introduction



A Critique of Principle-Based Ethics



The Heart of Virtue Ethics



Aristotle's Virtue Ethics



Classifying the Virtues**



Criticisms of Virtue Ethics


For Reflection and Discussion



Video Games



Compulsive Gambling and the Internet



The Unlikely Rescue



Moral Luck



The Ethics of Care



Introduction



The Development of Care Ethics



Foundations for an Ethics of Care



Care Theory and Virtue Ethics



A Blueprint for Reform



Objections and Problems



A Concluding Reflection


For Reflection and Discussion



Parent Responsibility Toward Their In Utero Child



The Nestlï¿½ Boycott



Absolute Poverty



Ethics and Religion



Introduction



The Autonomy Thesis and Religion**



Divine Command Theory



An Alternate Dependency Account



Objections and Elaborations**



The Alternate Dependency Account and Completeness**


For Reflection and Discussion



Religious Symbols and Public Schools



By Divine Command?



A Question of Authority



Ethics and Practice



In Search of a Comprehensive Ethical Account



The Practical Dimension: Making Moral Choices


For Reflection and Discussion



Surfer, Sailor, Whistle Blower


Index