Ethical Choices by Burnor, Richard; Raley, Yvonne;

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Table of Contents:

PART I. INTRODUCTION: THEORY AND PRACTICE
Chapter One. Ethics and Values
I. Extraordinary and Ordinary Morals
II. The Nature of Values
III. Moral Vs. Non-Moral Values
IV. Foundational and Instrumental Values
V. Explanation and Foundational Values
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Chapter Two. Moral Relativism
I. Introduction
II. Three Views of Ethics
* III. Evaluating Subjectivism
IV. Supporting Popular Relativism
V. Against Relativism
VI. A Matter of Tolerance
* VII. Can Relativism Supply What Objectivism Cannot?
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Chapter Three. Personal Autonomy and Moral Agency
I. Introduction
II. Personal Autonomy
III. Implications of Autonomy
IV. Moral Agents
V. Other Conceptions of Autonomy
* VI. Relational Autonomy
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Chapter Four. Making Moral Judgments
I. Introduction
II. Conflicts
III. Characterizing Moral Claims
IV. Moral Reasoning
V. Moral Reflection
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Chapter Five. Moral Psychology and Egosim
I. Introduction
II. Moral Character
III. Social and Cultural Influences
IV. Ethical and Psychological Egoism
V. Egoism and Moral Psychology
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PART II. ETHICAL THEORIES AND PERSPECTIVES
Chapter Six. Consequentialist Ethics: Act Utilitarianism
I. Introduction
II. Utility and Consequentialism
* III. Utility and Mill's Account
IV. Act Utilitarianism
V. Attractions and Problems
* VI. Beyond Classical Utilitarianism
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Chapter Seven. Consequentialist Ethics: Rule Utilitarianism
I. Introduction
II. Rule Utilitarianism
III. Rule vs. Act Utilitarianism
IV. Problems With Rule Utilitarianism
* V. Justice and Rights Again
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Chapter Eight. Deontological Ethics
I. Introduction
* II. Ross's Ethics
III. Kant's Good Will
IV. Kant's Principle of Ends
V. Kant's Principle of Universal Law
* VI. The Principle of Autonomy
VII. Attractions and Problems
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Case 4: A Personal Decision
Case 5: Beefy Burgers and a Lean Future
Case 6: Suicide
Chapter Nine. Natural Law Theory
I. Introduction
II. Natural Law Theory
III. Forfeiture
IV. Double Effect
V. Problems for Natural Law Theory
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Chapter Ten. Social Contracts and Rights
I. Introduction
II. Locke
III. Hobbes
IV. Rawls
V. Assessing Social Contract Theory
VI. Assessing Rights
* VII. Kinds of Rights
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Chapter Eleven. Virtue Ethics
I. Introduction
II. The Heart of Virtue Ethics
III. Aristotle's Virtue Ethics
* IV. Critiquing Principle-Based Ethics
V. Classifying the Virtues
VI. Problems With Virtue Ethics
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Chapter Twelve. Feminism and Care Ethics
I. Introduction
* II. Feminist Ethics
III. The Care Perspective
IV. Foundations of an Ethics of Care
* V. Care and Virtue
VI. A Blueprint for Reform
VII. Problems
VIII. A Concluding Reflection
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Chapter Thirteen. Ethics and Religion
I. Introduction
* II. Kant on Autonomy and Religion
III. Divine Command Theory
IV. An Alternate Dependency Account
V. Objections and Elaborations
VI. Completeness
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PART III. ETHICAL PLURALISM
Chapter Fourteen. Pluralism in Theoretical and Applied Ethics
* I. Kinds of Ethical Pluralism
II. Medical Ethics: Futility
III. Environmental Ethics: Anthropocentrism and Ecocentrism
IV. Business Ethics: Whistle-Blowing
V. The Personal Dimension: How Can I Make Morally Right Choices?
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