Section I The Study of Ethics
CHAPTER 1 Ethics an Overview
CHAPTER 2 Moral Reasoning
CHAPTER 3 Conscience and Moral Development
Section II Ethical Relativism
CHAPTER 4 Ethical Subjectivism: Morality Is Just a Matter of Personal Feeling
CHAPTER 5 Divine Command Theory and Civil Religion
CHAPTER 6 Cultural Relativism: Is Morality Dependent on Culture?
Section III Morality as Universal
CHAPTER 7 Ethical Egoism: Morality Is Acting in Our Best Self-Interest
CHAPTER 8 Utilitarianism: The Greatest Happiness Principle
CHAPTER 9 Natural Law Theory: Morality Is Part of Rational Nature
CHAPTER 10 Deontology: The Ethics of Duty
CHAPTER 11 Rights Ethics
CHAPTER 12 Virtue Ethics and the Good Life
Afterward: Applying Moral Theory in Real Life