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This concise anthology collects important historical and contemporary readings on the central ethical theories, including Divine Command Theory, Consequentialism, Deontology, Virtue Ethics, and Feminist Ethics. Each section includes two or three of the most important contributions to the field, together with brief introductions from the editors. This new third edition offers expanded coverage of meta-ethics through the addition of thought-provoking readings from Susan Wolf, Gilbert Harman, and others. The number of selections from women authors has also increased.
Contents
Chapter One: Meta-Ethics
Introduction
1. William H. Shaw, "Relativism and Objectivity in Ethics"
2. Gilbert Harman, "Ethics and Observation"
3. Joseph J. Fins, "Encountering Diversity: Medical Ethics and Pluralism"
4. Susan Wolf, "Sanity and the Metaphysics of Responsibility"
Chapter Two: Divine Command Theory
Introduction
5. Plato, Euthyphro
6. The Bible, The Story of Abraham
Chapter Three: Egoism
Introduction
7. Plato, "The Myth of Gyges"
8. James Rachels, "Egoism and Moral Scepticism"
Chapter Four: Consequentialism
Introduction
9. John Stuart Mill, Selection from Utilitarianism
10. John Rawls, "Two Concepts of Rules"
11. Peter Singer, "Rich and Poor"
12. Ursula K. Le Guin, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"
Chapter Five: Deontology
Introduction
13. Immanuel Kant, Selection from The Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals
14. Onora O'Neill, "A Simplified Version of Kant's Ethics: Perplexities of Famine and World Hunger"
15. Judith Jarvis Thomson, "The Trolley Problem" 16. Thomas Nagel, "Moral Luck"
Chapter Six: Moral Pluralism
Introduction
17. W.D. Ross, "What Makes Right Acts Right?"
18. John Kekes, "Pluralism and the Value of Life"
19. Robert Hood, "Global Warming"
20. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, "How Strong is This Obligation?"
Chapter Seven: Virtue Ethics
Introduction
21. Aristotle, Selection from Nicomachean Ethics
22. Ogyen Trinley Dorje, "Consumerism and Greed"
23. Susan Wolf, "Moral Saints"
Chapter Eight: Feminist Ethics
Introduction
24. Hilde Lindemann, "Standard Moral Theories from a Feminist Perspective"
25. Nel Noddings, "Women and Caring"
26. Laurie Shrage, "Prostitution and the Case for Decriminalization"
