The Nature of Moality: Good and Evil | |
Introduction | |
What is the Purpose of Morality | |
The Lord of the Flies: A Moral Allegory | |
On The Nature and Purpose of Morality: Reflections on William | |
Golding''s The Lord of the Flies | |
On the State of Nature | |
Further Readings | |
Good and Evil | |
Introduction | |
Billy Budd | |
Why Is There Evil? | |
Sophie''s Choice | |
From Cruelty to Goodness | |
Wickedness | |
Beyond Good and Evil | |
On the Origin of Good and Evil | |
Further Readings | |
Is Everything Relative? | |
Introduction | |
Custom is King | |
The Case for Moral Relativism | |
The Case Against Moral Ralativism | |
Judge Not? | |
The Enemy of the People | |
Further Readings | |
Moral Theories and Moral Character | |
Introduction | |
Utilitarianism | |
Introduction | |
Seaman Holmes and the Longboat of William Brown | |
Classical Utilitarianism | |
A Defense of Utilitarianism | |
Against Utilitarianism | |
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas | |
Utilitarian Social Engineer and the Savage (from Brave New World) | |
Further Readings | |
Deontological Ethics | |
Introduction | |
On Duty | |
The Moral Law | |
Intuitionism | |
The Golden Rule | |
A Critique of the Golden Rule | |
A Horseman in the Sky | |
The Evil of Lying | |
Moral Luck | |
Further Readings | |
Virtue Ethics | |
Introduction | |
The Bishop and the Candlesticks | |
Virtue Ethics | |
Virtue and the Moral Life | |
The Great Stone Face | |
A Critique of Virtue-Based Ethical Systems | |
The Conscience of Huckelberry Finn | |
Further Readings | |
Virtues and Vices | |
Introduction | |
Sermon on the Mount and the Good Samaritan | |
How Much Land Does a Man Need? The Vice of Greed | |
Jealously, Malice and Ingratitude | |
Moral Cowardice | |
Three Days to See: Gratitude | |
Courage and Endurance | |
The Story of David and Bathseba: Lust | |
Where Love is, There is God | |
Reflectings on Suffering | |
The Volunteer at Auschwitz: Altruism | |
Further Readings | |
Moral Issues | |
Introduction | |
Ethics and Egoism: Why Should I Be Moral? | |
Introduction | |
The Ring of Gyges | |
In Defense of Ethical Egoism | |
Egoism, Self-Interest and Altruism | |
Further Readings | |
Does Life Have Meaning? | |
Introduction | |
Epicurus: Hedonism | |
Epictetus and Others: The Stoic Catechism: Moral Duty Alone Gives Life Meaning | |
Life is Absurd | |
Religion Gives Meaning to Life | |
Reflections on Auschwitz: The Human Search for Meaning | |
Siddhartha Guatama, the Buddha: The Four Noble Truths | |
The Experience Machine | |
Further Readings | |
Freedom, Autonomy, and Self-Respect | |
Introduction | |
I Have a Dream | |
An Experiment in Autonomy | |
Existentialism is a Humanism | |
Servility and Self-Respect | |
Further Readings | |
Applied Ethics | |
Introduction | |
Sex, Love and Marriage | |
Introduction | |
Pansexuality | |
On Sexuality | |
The Vatican Declaration on Sexual Ethics | |
Sexual Intercourse Between Consenting Adults Is Always | |
Permissible | |
Sexual Intercourse Should Be Confined to Marriage | |
Is Homosexuality Unnatural? | |
Monogamy: A Critique | |
Marriage, Love and Procreation: A Critique of McMurty | |
What''s Wrong With Adultery?Hugh La Follette: Licensing Parents | |
Further Readings | |
Is Abortion Really Permissible? | |
Introduction | |
Abortion Is Not Morally Permissible | |
Abortion Is Morally Permissible | |
The Moderate Position: Beyond the Personhood Argument | |
Further Readings | |
Substance Abuse: Drugs and Alcohol | |
Introduction | |
On Liberty | |
Drugs Should Be Legalized | |
William Be | |
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