MyLab Thinking -- Standalone Access Card -- for Ethics: Theory and Practice

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Table of Contents:
Contents Preface   Chapter 1   The Nature of Morality     Objectives     What is Philosophy and Ethics’ Relationship to It?     Definition of Key Terms     Approaches to the Study of Morality     Morality and Its Applications     Where Does Morality Come From?     Customary or Traditional and Reflective Morality     Morality, Law, and Religion     Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development     Why Should Human Beings Be Moral?     Chapter Summary     Exercises for Review     Discussion Questions     Suggested Readings     Ethics Problem       Notes   Chapter 2  Consequentialist (Teleological) Theories of Morality     Objectives     Psychological Egoism     Ethical Egoism     Utilitarianism     Difficulty with Consequentialist Theories in General     Care Ethics     Chapter Summary     Exercises for Review     Discussion Questions     Suggested Readings     Ethics Problem      Notes   Chapter 3   Nonconsequentialist (Deontological) Theories of Morality     Objectives     Act Nonconsequentialist Theories     Rule Nonconsequentialist Theories     General Criticisms of Nonconsequentialist Theories     Conclusions     Chapter Summary     Exercises for Review     Discussion Questions     Suggested Readings     Ethics Problem      Notes   Chapter 4   Virtue Ethics     Objectives     Definition of Terms     Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics     Confucian Moral Self-Cultivation     Confucian Role Ethics     Contemporary Analysis of Virtue Ethics     Who Is the Ideal Virtuous Person?     Vice and Virtue     Conclusions     Chapter Summary     Exercises for Review     Discussion Questions     Suggested Readings     Ethics Problem     Notes Chapter 5   Absolutism Versus Relativism     Objectives     The Meanings of Absolute     The Meaning of Relative     Cultural Relativism and Cultural Absolutism     Propositions and Truth     Conclusion     Chapter Summary     Exercises for Review     Discussion Questions     Suggested Readings     Ethics Problem     Notes   Chapter 6   Freedom Versus Determinism     Objectives     The Meaning of Determinism     Types and Theories of Determinism     Fatalism and Hard and Soft Determinism     Indeterminism     Criticisms of Hard Determinism and Arguments for Freedom     Conclusion: Soft Determinism     Chapter Summary     Exercises for Review     Discussion Questions     Suggested Readings     Ethics Problem     Notes   Chapter 7   Reward and Punishment     Objectives     Definition of Key Terms     Reward and Punishment in Relationship to Justice     Elements of Justice     Reward     Theories of How to Reward     John Rawls and His Theory of Justice     Punishment     Theories of Punishment     Is a Synthesis Possible?     Human Rights     Chapter Summary     Exercises for Review     Discussion Questions     Suggested Readings     Ethics Problem      Notes   Chapter 8   Setting Up a Moral System: Basic Assumptions and Basic Principles       Objectives       Conflicting General Moral Issues       Basic Assumptions       Basic Principles, Individual Freedom, and Their Justification       Priority of the Basic Principles       A General Wayof Determining Priority–Two Categories       How the System of Humanitarian Ethics Works       Conclusion       Chapter Summary       Exercises for Review       Discussion Questions      Suggested Readings        Notes    Chapter 9   The Taking of Human Life       Objectives       The Taking of Human Life       Suicide       Defense of the Innocent (The Self Included)       Cases for Study and Discussion       War       Terrorism       Cases for Study and Discussion      Capital Punishment       Cases for Study and Discussion       Chapter Summary      Exercises for Review       Views of the Major Ethical Theories on the Taking of Human Life       Suicide       Defense of the Innocent       War and Terrorism       Capital Punishment       Reader Reactions       Suggested Readings       Ethics Problem      Notes    Chapter 10   Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing       Objectives       Definition of Terms       Current Legal Status of Mercy Death and Mercy Killing       Allowing Someone to Die       Cases for Study and Discussion       Mercy Death       Cases for Study and Discussion       Mercy Killing       Cases for Study and Discussion       Chapter Summary       Exercises for Review       Views of the Major Ethical Theories on Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing       Suggested Readings       Ethics Problem      Notes     Chapter 11   Abortion       Objectives       Introduction to the Abortion Issue       When Does Human Life Begin?       Arguments Against Abortion       Arguments For Abortion       The More Moderate Positions on Abortion       Cases for Study and Discussion       Chapter Summary      Exercises for Review       Views of the Major Ethical Theories on Abortion       Suggested Readings       Ethics Problem      Notes     Chapter 12   Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing       Objectives      Definition of Key Terms       Nonconsequentialist and Consequentialist Views      Lying       Cases for Study and Discussion      Cheating       Cases for Study and Discussion       Breaking Promises       Cases for Study and Discussion       Stealing       Cases for Study and Discussion       Chapter Summary       Exercises for Review       Views of the Major Ethical Theories on Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing       Suggested Readings       Ethics Problem      Notes     Chapter 13   Morality, Marriage, and Human Sexuality       Objectives       Major Aspects of Human Sexuality       The Meaning and Purposes of Human Sexuality       Premarital Sex       Sex in Marriage-Type Relationships (Including Nonlegal)       Masturbation       Pornography       Prostitution       Sexual Perversion or “Unnatural” Sexual Activity       Cases for Study and Discussion       Chapter Summary      Exercises for Review       Views of the Major Ethical Theories on Morality, Marriage, and Human Sexuality       Suggested Readings       Ethics Problem      Notes     Chapter 14   Bioethics–Ethical Issues in Medicine       Objectives       What Is Bioethics?       Health Care Professionals and Patients and Their Families–Rights and Obligations       Truth Telling and Informed Consent       Confidentiality       Guilt and Innocence in Treating Patients       Ethical Issues in Medicine       Stem Cell Research       Cases for Study and Discussion       Chapter Summary       Exercises for Review       Views of the Major Ethical Theories on Bioethical Issues       Suggested Readings       Ethics Problem      Notes     Chapter 15   Business and Media Ethics       Objectives      Introduction       Rights and Obligations in Business       Two Ways of Approaching Rights and Obligations in Business       The Moderate Position       Justice, Truth Telling, and Honesty in Business       Ethical Issues in Business       Sexual Harassment       The New Global Economy and the International Business Scene       Media Ethics       Corporate Greed–Enron       Cases for Study and Discussion      Chapter Summary       Exercises for Review       Views of the Major Ethical Theories on Business and Media Ethics      Suggested Readings       Ethics Problem      Notes     Chapter 16   Environmental Ethics       Objectives       Definition of Key Terms      Nature and Morality       Environmental Ethical Issues       Our Attitude Toward Nature and What Lies Behind It       Arguments for Use and Exploitation of the Natural Environment       Arguments Against the Use and Exploitation of Nature       Moderate Position       Criteria for Animal Rights       Ways of Dealing with Animal Rights       Use of Animals for Food       Use of Animals for Experimentation       Killing Animals for Sport       Protection of Endangered Species       Non-Western Perspectives on Environmental Issues       Conclusion       Cases for Study and Discussion       Chapter Summary       Exercises for Review       Suggested Readings       Views of the Major Ethical Theories on Environmental Ethics       Ethics Problem      Notes     Appendixes       Introduction    Appendix 1:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of the Taking of Human Life Appendix 2:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing   Appendix 3:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Abortion   Appendix 4:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing   Appendix 5:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to the Moral Problems of Human Sexuality  Appendix 6:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to Moral Problems in Medicine (Bioethics)  Appendix 7:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to Moral Problems in Business (Business and Media Ethics)  Appendix 8:Applying Humanitarian Ethics to Environmental Ethics     Supplementary Reading   Glossary   Index  

Review :
"I personally think that the text is quite comprehensive. It does a good job of covering both the theoretical bases for ethics (in the first half of the text) and the current issues and areas of contention in ethics (in the remaining portion of the text)." -Instructor Eugene Muhammad, Triton Community College   "Fundamental concepts, various theories, and a diverse set of issues are all well-covered, thoughtfully explained, and opposing points of view are considered." -Professor William Ferraiolo, San Joaquin Delta College   "This is my favorite ethics text and is far better than any I have worked with. The variety of ethical theories and the depth of discussion for critical topics makes this a first choice." -Professor Russell Fail, Kaplan University