Basic Ethics - Michael Boylan

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Résumé :
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. It teaches students major tenets of the principal moral theories and the controversies surrounding them. It also contains suggestions on choosing and applying ethical theories.

Sommaire:
PART ONE: THE BASIC QUESTIONS Chapter 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 Ethics Key Terms--5-10 terms Notes Chapter Two: Personal Worldview and Community Worldview 2.1 The Normative Nature of Worldview 2.2 Personal worldview 2.3 Community worldview Key Terms An Exercise on worldview Notes Chapter 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 Bad 5.2 Humans are Good 5.3 What Difference Does it Make? Key Terms A Thought Experiment: Finding out what you Believe. Notes Chapter 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 Terms A 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 ANSWERS Chapter Eight: It's All Your Intuition: Ethical Intuitionism 8.1 Snapshot 8.2 The Problem this Theory Addresses 8.3 The Argument for the Theory 8.4 The Argument Against the Theory A Challenging Case Study Key Terms Notes Chapter Nine: It's All in Your Attitude: Ethical Non-Cognitivism 9.1 Snapshot 9.2 The Problem this Theory Addresses 9.3 The Argument for the Theory 9.4 The Argument Against the Theory A Challenging Case Study Key Terms Notes Chapter 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 Theory A Challenging Case Study Key Terms Notes Chapter Eleven: It's All in Your Character: Virtue Ethics 11.1 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 Notes Chapter 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 PART THREE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER Chapter Fourteen: Formulating Your Own Answer 14.1 Personal Expression 14.2 Social/Political ethics Two Exercises Glossary Index