Basic Ethics (Basic Ethics in Action) （2ND）

Boylan, Michael

Pearson College Div（2008/03発売）

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製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 212 p.
言語 ENG
商品コード 9780136006558
DDC分類 170

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A core text for undergraduate courses in Ethical Theory or a supplement for Applied Ethics courses.This text examines major moral theories from the worldview perspective, teaching students the major tenets of the principal moral theories, and the controversies that surround them, as well as offering suggestions on choosing and applying an ethical theory.

PART ONEChapter One: Living in a World of Values 1.1 Who We Are and What We Value 1.2 What is Ethics? 1.3 The Individual: Metaethics, Normative Ethics, and Applied Ethics 1.4 The Society: Social and Political Ethics A Thought Experiment on Individual and Social EthicsKey Terms-5-10 termsNotesChapter Two: Personal Worldview and Community Worldview 2.1 The Normative Nature of Worldview 2.2 Personal worldview2.3 Community worldviewKey TermsAn Exercise on worldviewNotesChapter Three: Relativism 3.1 Cultural Relativism 3.2 Moral Relativism 3.3 What's at Stake? Key Terms A Thought Experiment: Finding out what you Believe Notes Chapter Four: Egoism 4.1 Psychological Egoism 4.2 Ethical Egoism 4.3 Egoism and Altruism Key Terms A Thought Experiment: Finding out what you Believe. Notes Chapter Five: Human Nature-Are People Good or Bad? 5.1 Humans are Bad5.2 Humans are Good5.3 What Difference Does it Make?Key TermsA Thought Experiment: Finding out what you Believe.NotesChapter Six: Morality and Religion 6.1 The Origin of the Problem 6.2 Absolute Good 6.3 Divine Command Theory 6.4 Ethics with and without Religion Key TermsA Thought Experiment: Finding out what you Believe. Notes Chapter Seven: Ethical Feminism 7.1 Gender: Are Men and Women Different? 7.2 Care and Justice 7.3 Race: What is Race and Why is it an Issue? 7.4 Opportunity and Desert Key Terms A Thought Experiment: Finding out what you Believe. Notes PART TWO: TRADITIONAL Moral Theories: THE BASIC ANSWERSChapter Eight: It's All Your Intuition: Ethical Intuitionism 8.1 Snapshot8.2 The Problem this Theory Addresses8.3 The Argument for the Theory8.4 The Argument Against the TheoryA Challenging Case StudyKey TermsNotesChapter Nine: It's All in Your Attitude: Ethical Non-Cognitivism9.1 Snapshot 9.2 The Problem this Theory Addresses9.3 The Argument for the Theory9.4 The Argument Against the TheoryA Challenging Case StudyKey TermsNotesChapter Ten: It's About What You Agree: Ethical Contractarianism 10.1 Snapshot 10.2 The Problem these Theories Address 10.3 The Argument for each theory 10.4 The Argument Against the TheoryA Challenging Case StudyKey TermsNotesChapter Eleven: It's All in Your Character: Virtue Ethics11.1 Snapshot 11.2 The Problem this Theory Addresses 11.3 The Argument for the Theory 11.4 The Argument Against the Theory A Challenging Case Study Key Terms NotesChapter Twelve: It's About the Team: Utilitarianism 12.1 Snapshot 12.2 The Problem this Theory Addresses 12.3 The Argument for the Theory 12.4 The Argument Against the Theory A Challenging Case Study Key Terms Chapter Thirteen: It's About Doing Your Duty 13.1 Snapshot 13.2 The Problem this Theory Addresses 13.3 The Argument for the Theory 13.4 The Argument Against the Theory A Challenging Case Study Key Terms Notes Chapter Fourteen: Formulating Your Own Answer 14.1 Personal Expression 14.2 Social/Political ethics Two Exercises Glossary Index