Living Issues in Ethics

by Nolan, Richard T.

• ISBN13: 9780595000425
• ISBN10: 0595000428
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Iuniverse Inc

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
The Search for a Moral Philosophy	p. 3
Morality in Our Lives	p. 5
Moral Decisions and Personal Life	p. 5
The Search for Values	p. 7
The Grounding of Values	p. 10
Moral Relativism	p. 13
Values and Rights	p. 15
Values and Fulfillment	p. 16
Values and a Changing World	p. 17
Chapter Review	p. 18
Suggested Readings	p. 19
Moral Wisdom and Freedom	p. 20
Ingredients of a Moral Philosophy	p. 20
Obstacles to Clear Thinking	p. 21
Ethics and Philosophy	p. 23
Are We Free to Make Choices?	p. 28
A Pause in the Search	p. 33
Chapter Review	p. 34
Suggested Readings	p. 35
Western Ethics to the Modern Age	p. 37
Three Basic Questions	p. 37
The Jewish and Christian Framework of Western Ethics	p. 38
The Ethics of Judaism	p. 40
The Morality of Jesus	p. 41
Christian Ethics Encounters Greek Philosophy	p. 45
The Christianizing of Greek Philosophy	p. 50
Reformation Ethics	p. 54
Chapter Review	p. 57
Suggested Readings	p. 58
Moral Philosophy in the Modern Age	p. 59
The Individual in Society	p. 59
Philosophers of Moral Feeling	p. 63
The Utilitarians	p. 64
Immanuel Kant	p. 66
The Development of Natural Ethics: Deontology	p. 67
Contemporary Ethical Theories	p. 68
The Legacy of Variety	p. 75
Chapter Review	p. 76
Suggested Readings	p. 77
Personal Identity and Fulfillment	p. 79
Who Am I?	p. 81
Identity, Values, and Morality	p. 81
Identity Is Learned	p. 83
Masks	p. 85
The Masculine Mask	p. 86
The Feminine Mask	p. 89
The Mask of Ethnic Origin	p. 93
The Mask of Performances	p. 94
The Masks as Identity	p. 98
Beneath the Masks	p. 99
Chapter Review	p. 105
Suggested Readings	p. 106
Love and Friendship	p. 108
What the World Needs Now	p. 108
Varieties of Love	p. 110
Friendship	p. 124
Morality, Love, and Friendship	p. 126
Chapter Review	p. 127
Suggested Readings	p. 128
Marriage and the Family	p. 130
Moral Issues in Family Life	p. 130
What Is a Family?	p. 131
Diagnosing the American Nuclear Family	p. 133
Relatives: the Extended Family	p. 139
The Single Person and the Family	p. 141
Marriage and Companionship	p. 143
Divorce	p. 147
Marriage and the Family: Moral Options	p. 147
Chapter Review	p. 148
Suggested Readings	p. 150
Health and Sexuality	p. 153
Mental and Physical Health	p. 155
Health as a Moral Obligation	p. 155
The Importance of Mental Health	p. 158
Some Philosophical Principles of Mental Health	p. 159
Sickness as Protest	p. 166
Physical Health	p. 168
Health, Finances, and Morality	p. 171
Chapter Review	p. 173
Suggested Readings	p. 174
Medical Ethics	p. 176
Medicine and Human Values	p. 176
Philosophic Issues	p. 182
Some Moral Dilemmas in Medicine	p. 188
Benefits of Medical Ethics Study	p. 193
Chapter Review	p. 195
Suggested Readings	p. 196
Sexual Ethics	p. 198
The "Problem" of Sex	p. 198
The Fundamental Question in Sexual Ethics	p. 200
Sex Research: A Help to Ethics?	p. 203
Holy Writings: A Help to Ethics?	p. 204
Pluralism Again	p. 208
Same-Sex Orientations: Variation or Perversion?	p. 209
Guides to Moral Sexual Conduct	p. 219
Chapter Review	p. 222
Suggested Readings	p. 224
Social Ethics	p. 227
The Political Order	p. 229
The Moral Context	p. 229
Obligations of the Political Order	p. 235
The Political Process	p. 242
The Elective Process	p. 245
Chapter Review	p. 248
Suggested Readings	p. 249
The Economic Order	p. 251
The Moral Context	p. 251
Economic Philosophies--I	p. 253
Economic Philosophies--II	p. 259
The Socialist Alternative	p. 267
Economic Ideals and Economic Reality	p. 271
Chapter Review	p. 272
Suggested Readings	p. 273
Freedom of Thought and Expression	p. 274
Dilemmas of Freedom of Expression	p. 274
Obstacles to Freedom of Expression	p. 278
Contemporary Issues	p. 280
Pornography	p. 286
The Demand for Expression versus the Right to Privacy	p. 291
Public Decisions	p. 295
Chapter Review	p. 297
Suggested Readings	p. 298
Dissent	p. 300
The Foundations of Dissent	p. 300
The Dilemmas of Dissent	p. 305
Revolution and Violence	p. 309
The Option of Dissent	p. 313
Chapter Review	p. 314
Suggested Readings	p. 315
Social Justice	p. 317
What Is Justice?	p. 317
Racial Justice	p. 319
Psychological Effects of Racism	p. 325
Sexual Justice: The Rights of Women and Sexual Minorities	p. 328
A Tribute to Justice	p. 335
Chapter Review	p. 336
Suggested Readings	p. 337
Ecology and the Moral Use of Energy	p. 339
Energy and Ecology	p. 339
Four Possible Areas of Danger	p. 340
Ecology, Politics, and Economics: Moral Alternatives	p. 347
Lifeboat Ethics	p. 350
Deep Ecology and Asian Wisdom	p. 354
What Can Be Done?	p. 358
Chapter Review	p. 361
Suggested Readings	p. 363
War and the Quest for Peace	p. 364
Thermonuclear Power	p. 364
"Just War" Theory	p. 366
Obstacles to Peace	p. 369
Efforts to Achieve Peace	p. 372
Chapter Review	p. 380
Suggested Readings	p. 381
Epilogue	p. 383
Index	p. 388
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