Description
Book SynopsisPeople are challenged with ethical questions on a daily basis and students often wrestle with such questions as part of an introductory philosophy or ethics course. Whether or not they know Aristotle from Hume, readers of Ethics For Dummies can quickly become comfortable with the centuries-old study of ethical philosophy.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part I: Ethics 101: Just the Basics, Please 7
Chapter 1: Approaching Ethics: What Is It and Why Should You Care? 9
Chapter 2: Butting Heads: Is Ethics Just a Matter of Opinion? 19
Part II: Uncovering the Roots of Ethics 35
Chapter 3: Human Nature and Ethics: Two Big Questions 37
Chapter 4: Exploring Connections between Ethics, Religion, and Science 55
Chapter 5: Seeing Ethics as Harmful: Three Famous Criticisms 73
Part III: Surveying Key Ethical Theories 93
Chapter 6: Being an Excellent Person: Virtue Ethics 95
Chapter 7: Increasing the Good: Utilitarian Ethics 121
Chapter 8: Doing Your Duty: The Ethics of Principle 143
Chapter 9: Signing on the Dotted Line: Ethics as Contract 171
Chapter 10: The Golden Rule: Common Sense Ethics 187
Chapter 11: Turning Down the Testosterone: Feminist Care Ethics 207
Part IV: Applying Ethics to Real Life 227
Chapter 12: Dealing with Mad Scientists: Biomedical Ethics 229
Chapter 13: Protecting the Habitat: Environmental Ethics 247
Chapter 14: Serving the Public: Professional Ethics 269
Chapter 15: Keeping the Peace: Ethics and Human Rights 281
Chapter 16: Getting It On: The Ethics of Sex 299
Chapter 17: Looking Out for the Little Guy: Ethics and Animals 313
Part V: The Part of Tens 329
Chapter 18: Ten Famous Ethicists and Their Theories 331
Chapter 19: Ten Ethical Dilemmas Likely to Arise in the Future 337
Index 343
