| 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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