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Ethical Choices 3rd Revised edition [Pehme köide]

(Professor of Philosophy, Felician College)
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 448 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 156x235x21 mm, kaal: 608 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Feb-2022
  • Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc
  • ISBN-10: 0190074442
  • ISBN-13: 9780190074449
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 448 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 156x235x21 mm, kaal: 608 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Feb-2022
  • Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc
  • ISBN-10: 0190074442
  • ISBN-13: 9780190074449
Teised raamatud teemal:
Ideal for students with little or no background in philosophy, Ethical Choices: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy with Cases provides a concise, balanced, and highly accessible introduction to ethics. Featuring an especially lucid and engaging writing style, the text surveys a wide range of
ethical theories and perspectives including consequentialist ethics, deontological ethics, natural and virtue ethics, the ethics of care, and ethics and religion.

Each chapter of Ethical Choices also includes compelling case studies that are carefully matched with the theoretical material. Many of these cases address issues that students can relate directly to their own lives: the drinking age, student credit card debt, zero tolerance policies, grade
inflation, and video games. Other cases discuss current topics like living wills, obesity, human trafficking, torture "lite," universal health care, and just-war theory. The cases provide students with practice in addressing real-life moral choices, as well as opportunities to evaluate the
usefulness and applicability of each ethical theory. Every case study concludes with a set of Thought Questions to guide students as they reflect upon the issues raised by that case.

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This text is an excellent choice for an introductory course in the discipline. The writing style in Ethical Choices is of great benefit to students. The text does an excellent job balancing the requirements for an introductory course: content, readability, usable case studies. - Jacob Kidd, Blinn College Ethical Choices is a great textbook with exceptional value. The book is more theoretical, but the cases and the final section are very practical, so there is plenty of application to be had. Ethical Choices is a more than a presentation of alternative ethical standpoints; it is an exploration of the field of ethics. It introduces students to terminology, values, and issues involved in the study of ethics, as well as theories and their application to a diverse number of issues. -Michael Monge, Long Beach City College The organization of each chapter works quite well, including (though not limited to) its visual organization. I think that students appreciate that they can easily refer to section headers to find discussion questions, summaries, key terms, and case studies. It provides a solid philosophical foundation for introducing ethics and moral philosophy to college students. The material is accessible and engaging, and the additional resources at the end of each chapter offer ways for students to easily test their own understanding of what theyve read. -Kristen Oganowski, Columbus State Community College Ethical Choices is affordable, organized, and pedagogically superior. The scaffolding approach in which each short chapter section includes summaries, questions, and key terms helps students master the material in small manageable steps. The case studies increase student interest, facilitate classroom, discussion, and help students understand the practical and personal implications of each theory. -Paul Stearns, Blinn College

Preface xiii
Analyzing a case xix
PART I INTRODUCTION: THEORY AND PRACTICE
1(114)
Chapter One Morals and Values
5(18)
I Extraordinary and Ordinary Morals
5(2)
II Values
7(2)
III The Moral vs. The Non-Moral
9(5)
IV Intrinsic and Instrumental Values
14(1)
V Values and Foundations
15(8)
Values Exercise
18(1)
Case 1 Breastfeeding in Public
18(1)
Case 2 Buy Now, Pay Forever?
19(2)
Case 3 The Real Price of Coffee
21(2)
Chapter Two Moral Relativism
23(23)
I Introduction
23(1)
II Three Views of Ethics
24(2)
III Evaluating Subjectivism
26(2)
IV Supporting Relativism
28(2)
V Against Relativism
30(3)
VI A Matter of Tolerance
33(2)
VII Beyond cultural Relativism {Optional Content)
35(11)
Case 1 Greased Gems
40(1)
Case 2 Arranged Marriage
41(1)
Case 3 Female Genital Mutilation
42(1)
Case 4 Vaccine Exemptions by Law
43(3)
Chapter Three Autonomy, Moral Agency, and Self-Identity
46(27)
I Introduction
46(1)
II Personal Autonomy
47(3)
III Implications of Autonomy
50(1)
IV Moral Agents
51(4)
V Filling In Autonomy
55(3)
VI Developing Self-Identity (Optional Content)
58(15)
Case 1 The Drunk Driver
64(1)
Case 2 Elizabeth Bouvia
65(1)
Case 3 Should the Drinking Age Be Eighteen?
66(2)
Case 4 The Living Will
68(2)
Case 5 Determining Racial Identity (Optional Content)
70(3)
Chapter Four Making Moral Judgments
73(16)
I Introduction
73(1)
II Conflicts
74(1)
III Characterizing Moral Claims
75(2)
IV Moral Reasoning
77(3)
V Moral Reflection
80(9)
Case 1 Mr. Research
83(2)
Case 2 Child Marriage
85(1)
Case 3 Who's Responsible for Obesity?
86(3)
Chapter Five Psychology and Morality
89(26)
I Introduction
89(2)
II Situationism and Moral Character
91(2)
III Of Two Minds
93(7)
IV The Ethics of Choice and Belief
100(4)
V Altruism
104(11)
Case 1 Human Trafficking
108(1)
Case 2 A Kindly Companion
109(1)
Case 3 A COVID Party
110(2)
Case 4 Evaluating Expertise
112(3)
PART II ETHICAL THEORIES AND PERSPECTIVES
115(200)
Chapter Six Egoism
119(13)
I Introduction
119(2)
II Ethical and Psychological Egoism
121(2)
III Assessing Ethical Egoism
123(2)
IV Where Does Egoism Go Wrong? (Optional Content)
125(7)
Case 1 Declaring Wages
128(1)
Case 2 A Scratched Bumper
129(1)
Case 3 Job Competition
129(1)
Case 4 MAD
130(2)
Chapter Seven Consequentialism: Act Utilitarianism
132(23)
I Introduction
132(1)
II Utility and Consequentialism
133(2)
III Utility and Mill's Account (Optional Content)
135(2)
IV Act Utilitarianism
137(2)
V Advantages and Problems
139(5)
VI Beyond Classical Utilitarianism (Optional Content)
144(11)
Case 1 Charity vs. Xbox
148(1)
Case 2 Sponsoring a Child
148(2)
Case 3 Should Your Next Car Be All-Electric?
150(1)
Case 4 Factory Farming and Animal Suffering
151(2)
Case 5 Torture Lite
153(2)
Chapter Eight Consequentialism: Rule Utilitarianism
155(16)
I Introduction
155(1)
II Rule Utilitarianism
156(1)
III Rule vs. Act Utilitarianism
157(3)
IV Problems with Rule Utilitarianism
160(3)
V Justice and Rights Revisited (Optional Content)
163(8)
Case 1 Transgender Students and College Athletics
165(2)
Case 2 Curbing Grade Inflation
167(2)
Case 3 Universal Healthcare
169(2)
Chapter Nine Deontology
171(27)
I Introduction
171(2)
II Ross's Ethics (Optional Content)
173(2)
III Kant's Good Will
175(3)
IV Kant's Principle of Ends
178(2)
V Kant's Principle of Universal Law
180(4)
VI Attractions and Problems
184(4)
VII Autonomy and Kant's Kingdom of Ends (Optional Content)
188(10)
Case 1 Internet Bride--Straight from Asia
191(1)
Case 2 A Demanding Honor Code
192(2)
Case 3 The Ayala Case
194(1)
Case 4 A Personal Decision
195(1)
Case 5 Suicide
196(2)
Chapter Ten Natural Law Theory
198(20)
I Introduction
198(1)
II Natural Law Theory
199(2)
III Forfeiture
201(1)
IV Double Effect
202(4)
V Assessing Natural Law Theory
206(12)
Case 1 Relieving Pain in a Dying Patient
210(1)
Case 2 Birth Control
211(2)
Case 3 Just War Theory and the Killing of Noncombatants
213(3)
Case 4 Permanent Vegetative State: The Case of Terri Schiavo
216(2)
Chapter Eleven Social Contracts and Rights
218(29)
I Introduction
218(2)
II Locke
220(2)
III Hobbes
222(3)
IV Rawls
225(3)
V Some Assessments
228(4)
VI More on Rights
232(3)
VII Structural Violence (Optional Content)
235(12)
Case 1 Socrates's Imprisonment
242(1)
Case 2 Lord of the Flies
242(1)
Case 3 Locke and Load: Lockean Rights and Gun Control
243(4)
Chapter Twelve Virtue Ethics
247(24)
I Introduction
247(1)
II The Heart of Virtue Ethics
248(2)
III Aristotle's Virtue Ethics
250(3)
IV Critiquing Principle-Based Ethics (Optional Content)
253(3)
V Classifying the Virtues (Optional Content)
256(2)
VI Problems with Virtue Ethics
258(13)
Case 1 The Unlikely Rescue
263(1)
Case 2 Video Games
264(2)
Case 3 Compulsive Gambling and the Internet
266(1)
Case 4 Moral Luck
267(3)
Case 5 Democracy in Switzerland
270(1)
Chapter Thirteen Feminism and Care Ethics
271(27)
I Introduction
271(2)
II Feminist Ethics (Optional Content)
273(2)
III The Care Perspective
275(3)
IV Elements of Care Ethics
278(4)
V Problems
282(4)
VI Care and Virtue (Optional Content)
286(1)
VII New Developments (Optional Content)
287(11)
Case 1 The Heinz Dilemma
292(1)
Case 2 The International Gemstone Trade
293(1)
Case 3 Parent Responsibility Toward Their In Utero Child
294(2)
Case 4 Absolute Poverty
296(2)
Chapter Fourteen Ethics and Religion
298(17)
I Introduction
298(2)
II Divine Command Theory
300(1)
III An Alternate Dependency Account
301(3)
IV Objections And Elaborations
304(4)
V Completeness
308(7)
Case 1 By Divine Command?
310(1)
Case 2 Religious Symbols and Public Schools
311(2)
Case 3 A Question of Authority
313(2)
PART III APPLIED ETHICS
315(83)
Chapter Fifteen Medical Ethics: Futility
319(13)
I Introduction
319(3)
II Conflicts
322(10)
Case 1 Infant Medical Futility
326(1)
Case 2 National Triage
327(3)
Case 3 Challenge Studies
330(2)
Chapter Sixteen Organizational Ethics: Whistleblowing
332(22)
I Introduction
332(5)
II Classic Analysis
337(4)
III Complicity and Success
341(2)
IV A Modified Analysis
343(11)
Case 1 Mr. Tran and Wells Fargo
347(2)
Case 2 Surfer, Sailor, Whistleblower
349(1)
Case 3 The Challenger
350(2)
Case 4 The Snowden Leak
352(2)
Chapter Seventeen Environmental Ethics: Pollution and Resource Use
354(24)
I Optimization and Conflicts
354(7)
II Climate Change
361(5)
III A Practical and Moral Response
366(12)
Case 1 National Parks
373(2)
Case 2 The Diesel Dupe
375(1)
Case 3 Anthropocentric vs. Ecocentric Views
376(2)
Chapter Eighteen Obligations to Future Generations
378(20)
I Introduction
378(2)
II Can There be Obligations Toward Non-Existent People?
380(3)
III Can There be Obligations Toward Indeterminate People?
383(2)
IV Is There an Obligation to Ensure Any Future Humanity?
385(2)
V Guiding Principles
387(11)
Case 1 The Inheritance
391(2)
Case 2 Hey, Isn't That Your Grandkid's Dinner?
393(1)
Case 3 Juggling Life, Health, and the Economy
394(2)
Case 4 Designer Babies: Science Fiction No More
396(2)
Postscript The Personal Dimension 398(4)
Glossary 402(15)
Index 417
Richard Burnor is Professor of Philosophy at Felician College. Dr. Burnor has published articles in the philosophy of science, metaphysics, and teaching philosophy. Yvonne Raley was Associate Professor of Philosophy at Felician College.