| Preface | p. ix |
| Ethical Theory | |
| An Introduction to Ethics | |
| The Nature of Morality | p. 2 |
| Normative Theories of Ethics | p. 15 |
| Classical Theories | |
| "Happiness, Function, and Virtue" | p. 36 |
| "Good Will, Duty, and the Categorical Imperative" | p. 43 |
| "Utilitarianism" | p. 51 |
| Three Contemporary Ethical Perspectives | |
| "What Would a Satisfactory Moral Theory Be Like?" | p. 59 |
| "On What We Aim At and How We Live" | p. 66 |
| "Feminist Ethics: Some Central Issues" | p. 75 |
| Issues in Applied Ethics | |
| Suicide and Euthanasia | |
| "The Morality and Rationality of Suicide" | p. 86 |
| "The Wrongfulness of Euthanasia" | p. 96 |
| "Active and Passive Euthanasia" | p. 100 |
| "Active and Passive Euthanasia: An Impertinent Distinction?" | p. 105 |
| "More Impertinent Distinctions and a Defense of Active Euthanasia" | p. 109 |
| "Is There a Duty to Die?" | p. 119 |
| Abortion | |
| "An Almost Absolute Value in History" | p. 129 |
| "The Moral Status of Abortion" | p. 134 |
| "An Argument That Abortion Is Wrong" | p. 144 |
| "A Defense of Abortion" | p. 154 |
| "Abortion and the 'Feminine Voice'" | p. 165 |
| Animals and Environmental Ethics | |
| "The Place of Nonhumans in Environmental Issues" | p. 175 |
| "Do Animals Have Rights?" | p. 182 |
| "Should Trees Have Standing? Toward Legal Rights for Natural Objects" | p. 189 |
| "People or Penguins" | p. 195 |
| "The Search for an Environmental Ethic" | p. 200 |
| "Why You Are Committed to the Immorality of Eating Meat" | p. 212 |
| Liberty, Paternalism, and Freedom of Expression | |
| "On Liberty" | p. 222 |
| "Paternalism" | p. 231 |
| "Permissible Paternalism: Saving Smokers from Themselves" | p. 241 |
| "A Drug-Free America--or a Free America?" | p. 248 |
| "If He Hollers Let Him Go: Regulating Racist Speech on Campus" | p. 255 |
| Texas v. Johnson | p. 264 |
| Reproduction: Surrogacy and Cloning | |
| "Is There Anything Wrong with Surrogate Motherhood? An Ethical Analysis" | p. 270 |
| "Paid Surrogacy: Arguments and Responses" | p. 279 |
| "Is Women's Labor a Commodity?" | p. 286 |
| "Cloning Human Beings" | p. 294 |
| Marriage and Family Obligations | |
| "Adultery and Fidelity" | p. 301 |
| "Is Divorce Immoral?" | p. 309 |
| "What Do Grown Children Owe Their Parents?" | p. 316 |
| "Filial Morality" | p. 321 |
| Sexuality | |
| "Pornography, Oppression, and Freedom" | p. 330 |
| "Feminism, Moralism, and Pornography" | p. 337 |
| "Date Rape: A Feminist Analysis" | p. 342 |
| "Date Rape: Another Perspective" | p. 351 |
| "Homosexuality, Morals, and the Laws of Nature" | p. 355 |
| "Is It Wrong to Discriminate on the Basis of Homosexuality?" | p. 364 |
| Affirmative Action | |
| "One Way to Understand and Defend Programs of Preferential Treatment" | p. 373 |
| "The Case Against Affirmative Action" | p. 381 |
| "A Case for Race-Consciousness" | p. 390 |
| City of Richmond v. Croson | p. 402 |
| Crime and Punishment | |
| "Handguns and Violent Crime" | p. 408 |
| "The False Promise of Gun Control" | p. 417 |
| Harvard Law Review, "Juvenile Curfews and Gang Violence: Exiled on Main Street" | p. 424 |
| "Punishment and the Criminal Justice System" | p. 431 |
| "The Ultimate Punishment: A Defense" | p. 439 |
| "Justice, Civilization, and the Death Penalty" | p. 446 |
| Economic Justice | |
| "Rich and Poor" | p. 455 |
| "World Hunger and the Extent of Our Positive Duties" | p. 463 |
| "Property and Global Justice" | p. 471 |
| "Welfare and Social Justice" | p. 480 |
| "Is Inheritance Justified?" | p. 490 |
| Concluding Essay | |
| "Can Higher Education Foster Higher Morals?" | p. 500 |
| For Further Reading | p. 510 |
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