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Elements of Moral Philosophy with Dictionary of Philosophical Terms
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Table of Contents
| Preface About The Fourth Edition | |
| What Is Morality? | |
| The Problem Of Definition | |
| First Example: Baby Theresa | |
| Second Example: Jodie And Mary | |
| Third Example: Tracy Latimer Reason And Impartiality | |
| The Minimum Conception Of Morality | |
| The Challenge Of Cultural Relativism | |
| How Different Societies Have Different Moral Codes | |
| Cultural Relativism | |
| The Cultural Differences Argument | |
| The Consequences Of Taking Cultural Relativism Seriously | |
| Why There Is Less Disagreement Than It Seems | |
| How All Cultures Have Some Values In Common Judging | |
| A Cultural Practice To Be Undesirable | |
| What Can Be Learned From Cultural Relativism | |
| Subjectivism In Ethics | |
| The Basic Idea Of Ethical Subjectivism | |
| The Evolution Of The Theory | |
| The First Stage: Simple Subjectivism | |
| The Second Stage: Emotivism Are There Any Moral Facts? | |
| Are There Proofs In Ethics? | |
| The Question Of Homosexuality | |
| Does Morality Depend On Religion? | |
| The Presumed Connection Between Morality And Religion | |
| The Divine Command Theory | |
| The Theory Of Natural Law Religion | |
| And Particular Moral Issues | |
| Psycholological Egoism Is Unselfishness Possible? | |
| The Strategy Of Reinterpreting Motives Two Arguments In Favor Of Psychological Egoism | |
| Clearing Away Some Confusions | |
| The Deepest Error In Psychological Egoism | |
| Ethical Egoism Is There A Duty To Help Starving People? | |
| Three Arguments In Favor Of Ethical Egoism Three Arguments Against Ethical Egoism | |
| The Utilitarian Approach The Revolution In Ethics | |
| First Example: Euthanasia | |
| Second Example: Nonhuman Animals | |
| The Debate Over Utilitarianism | |
| The Classical Version Of The Theory Is Happiness | |
| The Only Thing That Matters? | |
| Are Consequences All That Matter? | |
| Should We Be Equally Concerned For Everyone? | |
| The Defense Of Utilitarianism | |
| Are There Any Absolute Moral Rules? | |
| Harry Truman And Elizabeth Anscombe | |
| The Categorical Imperative Absolute Rules And The Duty Not To Lie | |
| Conflicts Between Rules | |
| Another Look At Kant's Basic Idea | |
| Kant And Respect For Persons | |
| The Idea Of Human Dignity Retribution And Utility | |
| In The Theory Of Punishment Kant's Retributivism | |
| The Idea Of A Social Contract Hobbes's Argument | |
| The Prisoner's Dilemma | |
| Some Advantages Of The Social | |
| Contract Theory Of Morals | |
| The Problem Of Civil Disobedience | |
| Feminism And The Ethics Of Care Do Women And Men Think Differently About Ethics? | |
| Implications For Moral Judgment | |
| Implications For Ethical Theory | |
| The Ethics Of Virtue | |
| The Ethics Of Virtue And The Ethics Of Right Action | |
| The Virtues Some Advantages Of Virtue Ethics | |
| The Problem Of Incompleteness | |
| What Would A Satisfactory Moral Theory Be Like? | |
| Morality Without Hubris Treating People As They Deserve And Other Motives | |
| Multiple-Strategies Utilitarianism | |
| The Moral Community Justice And Fairness | |
| Conclusion | |
| Suggestions For Further Reading | |
| Notes On Sources | |
| Index | |
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