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Beginning ethics, an introduction to moral philosophy, Lewis Vaughn

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-183) and index

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Beginning ethics

bibliography

Lewis Vaughn

an introduction to moral philosophy

Machine generated contents note:, ch. 1, Ethics and the Moral Life, The Ethical Landscape, The Elements of Ethics, The Preeminence of Reason, The Universal Perspective, The Principle of Impartiality, The Dominance of Moral Norms, Religion and Morality, Believers Need Moral Reasoning, When Conflicts Arise, Ethics Steps In, Moral Philosophy Enables Productive Discourse, Keywords, Exercises, Review Questions, Essay Questions, Ethical Dilemmas, ch. 2, Relativism and Emotivism, Subjective Relativism, Cultural Relativism, Emotivism, Keywords, Contents Exercises, Review Questions, Essay Questions, Ethical Dilemmas, ch. 3, Moral Arguments, Claims and Arguments, Arguments Good and Bad, Implied Premises, Moral Statements and Arguments, Testing Moral Premises, Assessing Nonmoral Premises, Avoiding Bad Arguments, Begging the Question, Equivocation, Appeal to Authority, Slippery Slope, Appeal to Emotion, Faulty Analogy, Appeal to Ignorance, Straw Man, Appeal to the Person, Hasty Generalization, Keywords, Exercises, Review Questions, Essay Questions, Argument Exercises, Ethical Dilemmas, ch. 4, Moral Theories, Theories of Right and Wrong, Major Theories, Consequentialist Theories, Nonconsequentialist Theories, Evaluating Theories, Criterion 1, Consistency with Considered Judgments, Criterion 2, Consistency with Our Moral Experience, Criterion 3, Usefulness in Moral Problem Solving, Keywords, Exercises, Review Questions, Essay Questions, Ethical Dilemmas, ch. 5, Ethical Egoism, Applying the Theory, Evaluating the Theory, Keywords, Exercises, Review Questions, Ethical Dilemmas, ch. 6, Utilitarianism, Applying the Theory, Evaluating the Theory, Learning from Utilitarianism, Keywords, Exercises, Review Questions, Ethical Dilemmas, ch. 7, Kantian Ethics, Applying the Theory, Evaluating the Theory, Learning from Kant's Theory, Keywords, Exercises, Review Questions, Ethical Dilemmas, ch. 8, Natural Law Theory, Applying the Theory, Evaluating the Theory, Learning from Natural Law, Keyword, Exercises, Review Questions, Ethical Dilemmas, ch. 9, Social Contract Theory, Hobbes's Theory, Pluses and Minuses, Keyword, Exercises, Review Questions, Ethical Dilemmas, ch. 10, The Feminist Challenge, Feminist Ethics, The Ethics of Care, Keywords, Exercises, Review Questions, Essay Questions, Ethical Dilemmas, ch. 11, Virtue Ethics, Virtue in Action, Evaluating Virtue Ethics, Learning from Virtue Ethics, Keywords, Exercises, Review Questions, Ethical Dilemmas, ch. 12, A Moral Theory, Moral Common Sense, Building a Moral Theory, Prima Facie Principles, Three Rules, Self-Evidence, Keywords, Exercises, Review Questions, Essay Questions, Ethical Dilemmas