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Moral Theory | |
Moral Philosophy | |
What Is the Purpose of Moral Theories? | |
The Types of Moral Theories | |
Relativism in Ethics | |
Moving Beyond Ethical Relativism | |
Morality and Religion | |
Universality and Religious Ethics | |
Universal Moral Theories | |
Ethical Egoism | |
Utilitarianism | |
Deontology: The Ethics of Duty | |
Rights-Based Ethics | |
Virtue Ethics | |
Conclusion | |
Aristotle, from Nicomachean Ethics | |
from The Fountainhead | |
from An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation | |
from Utilitarianism | |
from Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Ethics | |
from A Theory of Justice | |
from Two Treatises of Civil Government | |
"Man's Rights" | |
from Caring: A Feminine Approach to Ethics and Moral Education | |
"The Five Mindfulness Trainings" | |
Abortion | |
Background | |
The History of Abortion in the United States | |
The U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade Decision | |
Abortion and Religion | |
Methods of Abortion | |
The Moral Issues | |
Conclusion | |
"A Defense of Abortion" | |
"An Almost Absolute Value in History" | |
"The Moral Significance of Birth" | |
"Why Abortion Is Immoral" | |
"Refuse to Choose: Women Deserve Better than Abortion" | |
"Abortion and Fathers' Rights" | |
Case Studies | |
Genetic Engineering, Cloning and Stem Cell Research | |
The History of Genetic Engineering | |
The Human Genome Project | |
Genetic Engineering | |
Cloning | |
Stem Cell Research | |
Moral Issues of Genetic Engineering and Cloning | |
Conclusion | |
"Human Cloning: ethical and Social Issues" | |
"The Wisdom of Repugnance: Why We Should Ban the Cloning of Humans" | |
"Statement in Support of H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act" | |
"Stem Cell Research Policy" | |
Dispute over Body Tissue in a Biotechnology Age" | |
"Genetic Interventions and the Ethics of Enhancement of Human Beings" | |
Case Studies | |
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide | |
What Is Euthanasia? | |
The Philosophers on Euthanasia | |
The Contemporary Debate over Euthanasia | |
Euthanasia Legislation | |
Physician-Assisted Suicide | |
The Hospice Movement | |
The Moral Issues | |
Conclusion | |
"Active and Passive Euthanasia" | |
"The Case for Euthanasia" | |
"The Wrongfulness of Euthanasia" | |
"Is There a Duty to Die?" | |
"A Feminist Critique of Physician-Assisted Suicide" | |
Case Studies | |
The Death Penalty | |
History of the Death Penalty | |
The Death Penalty Today | |
The Death Penalty: Juvenile and Mentally Retarded Offenders | |
The Medicalization of Executions | |
DNA Testing | |
The Philosophers on the Death Penalty | |
Moral Issues | |
Conclusion | |
"The Ultimate Punishment: A Defense of Capital Punishment" | |
"Punishment and Loss of Moral Standing" | |
"Capital Punishment" | |
"Why the Death Penalty Should Be Abolished in the United States" | |
from Dead Man Walking | |
Case Studies | |
Drug and Alcohol Use | |
What Is a Drug? | |
The History of Drug and Alcohol Use | |
Legal and Illegal Drugs | |
Drug and Alcohol Use Today | |
Drug and Alcohol Use among College Students | |
Drugs in Sports | |
The Disease Model of Addiction | |
The Moral Model of Addiction | |
The Philosophers on Drug and Alcohol Abuse | |
Moral Issues | |
Conclusion | |
"The Ethics of Addiction" | |
"Against the Legalization of Drugs" | |
"A Moral Right to Use Drugs" | |
"Drugs, Sports, and Ethics" | |
"Two Takes on the 21 Drinking Age" | |
Case Studies | |
Sexual Intimacy and Marriage | |
Religious and Cultural Attitudes toward Sexuality and Marriage | |
Sexual Intimacy and Love | |
Marriage | |
Homosexuality and Same-Sex Marriages | |
Cohabitation and Premarital Sex | |
The Philosophers on Sexuality and Marriage | |
Adultery and Infidelity | |
Sex and Violence | |
Prostitution and Sex Trade | |
Moral Issues | |
Conclusion | |
The Vatican, from Declaration on Sexual Ethics | |
"Better Sex" | |
"Is Homosexuality Bad Sexuality?" | |
"Goodridge v. Department of Health (2003) | |
"Is Adultery Immoral?" | |
"Date Rape: A Feminist Analysis" | |
Case Studies | |
Feminism, Motherhood, and the Workplace | |
Feminism | |
The Philosophers on Women | |
Pornography | |
Motherhood | |
Women in the Workplace | |
Sexual Harassment | |
Moral Issues | |
Conclusion | |
"The Second Sex" | |
"Essentialist Challenges to Liberal Feminism" | |
"Homeward Bound" | |
"The Return of the Mommy Wars" | |
"The Logic of Patriarchy" | |
"Reckless Eyeballing: Sexual Harassment on Campus" | |
"Women are Never Front Runners" | |
Case Studies | |
Freedom of Speech | |
What Is "Freedom of Speech"? | |
Limitations on Freedom of Speech | |
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution | |
Freedom of Speech in Cyberspace and Telemarketing | |
Pornography | |
Hate Speech as Protected Speech | |
Speech Codes and Free Speech Zones on College Campuses | |
The Philosophers on Freedom of Speech | |
Moral Issues | |
Conclusion | |
from On Liberty | |
"Pornography, Civil Rights, and Speech" | |
"If He Hollers Let Him Go: Regulating Racist Speech on Campus" | |
"Hate Speech and Pornography: Do We Have to Choose Between Freedom of Speech and Equality" | |
"There's No Such Thing as Free Speech and It's a Good Thing, Too" | |
"Political Correctness, Speech Codes, and Diversity" | |
"The First Amendment in Cyberspace" | |
Case Studies | |
Racial Discrimination and Global Justice | |
Defining the Key Terms | |
The Philosophers on Racism | |
The Roots of American Racism | |
Racism Today | |
Globalization, Colonialism, and Racism | |
Moral Issues | |
Conclusion | |
"To Fulfill These Rights" | |
"The Heart of Racism" | |
"The Color-Blind Principle" | |
"Race, Biology, and Justice" | |
"'Aqui Estamos y No Nos Vamos!' Global Capital and Immigrant Rights" | |
"World Poverty and Human Rights" | |
Case Studies | |
War and Terrorism | |
Background | |
The Philosophers on War and Terrorism | |
The Just-War Tradition | |
Weapons of Mass Destruction | |
Pacifism and Conscription | |
Moral Issues | |
Conclusion | |
"War and Murder" | |
"War and Terrorism" | |
"Interpreting the Islamic Ethics of War and Peace" | |
"Nuclear Weapons, Ethics, Morals and Law" | |
"The War on Terrorism and the End of Human Rights" | |
"Sharing the Burden" | |
"Conscription: The Terrible Price of War" | |
"Peace and Security" | |
Case Studies | |
Animal Rights and Environmental Ethics | |
The Legal and Moral Status of Nonhuman Animals | |
The Legal and Moral Status of the Environment | |
The Philosophers on the Moral Value of Nonhuman Animals and the Environment | |
Animal Farming, Environmental Degradation, and Vegetarianism | |
Pollution and Global Warming | |
Animal Experimentation | |
Moral Issues | |
Conclusion | |
"The Moral Basis of Vegetarianism" | |
"Animal Rights Revisited" | |
from Animal Liberation | |
"Do Animals Have Rights?" | |
"The Land Ethic" | |
"Deep Ecology" | |
"Perspective on Global Warming" | |
"The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism" | |
Case Studies | |
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