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Book Synopsis
The Practice of Ethics is an outstanding guide to the burgeoning field of applied ethics, and offers a coherent narrative that is both theoretically and pragmatically grounded for framing practical issues.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Part I: Learning to Theorize:.

1. The Ethical Impulse.

2. A Tale of Two Theories.

3. Using and Sharpening the Theoretical Tools.

4. Relativism.

Part II: The Moral Status of Groups:.

5. Racism.

6. Affirmative Action.

Part III: Life and Death:.

7. Religion and Morality.

8. Death, Dying, and Physician-assisted Suicide.

9. Slippery Slope Arguments.

Part IV: Autonomy, Responsibility, and Risk:.

10. Autonomy, Children, and Paternalism.

11. Punishment.

12. Gun Control.

Part V: Living Morally:.

13. Everyday Morality.

14. Character, Virtue Ethics, and Pragmatism.

15. Animals.

Part VI: The Demands of Morality:.

16. World Hunger.

17. Is Morality Demanding?.

18. Egoism: Psychological and Moral.

Part VII: Thinking Ahead:.

19. Moral Speculations.

Index

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 17 November 2006
      ISBN-13 9780631219446
      978-0631219446
      ISBN-10 0631219447

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Practice of Ethics is an outstanding guide to the burgeoning field of applied ethics, and offers a coherent narrative that is both theoretically and pragmatically grounded for framing practical issues.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements.

      Introduction.

      Part I: Learning to Theorize:.

      1. The Ethical Impulse.

      2. A Tale of Two Theories.

      3. Using and Sharpening the Theoretical Tools.

      4. Relativism.

      Part II: The Moral Status of Groups:.

      5. Racism.

      6. Affirmative Action.

      Part III: Life and Death:.

      7. Religion and Morality.

      8. Death, Dying, and Physician-assisted Suicide.

      9. Slippery Slope Arguments.

      Part IV: Autonomy, Responsibility, and Risk:.

      10. Autonomy, Children, and Paternalism.

      11. Punishment.

      12. Gun Control.

      Part V: Living Morally:.

      13. Everyday Morality.

      14. Character, Virtue Ethics, and Pragmatism.

      15. Animals.

      Part VI: The Demands of Morality:.

      16. World Hunger.

      17. Is Morality Demanding?.

      18. Egoism: Psychological and Moral.

      Part VII: Thinking Ahead:.

      19. Moral Speculations.

      Index

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