Ethics: Theory and Practice (Seventh Edition)

Preface Chapter 1 What Is Morality? Chapter 2 Consequentialist (Teleological) Theories of Morality Chapter 3 Nonconsequentialist (Deontological) Theories of Morality and Virtue Ethics Chapter 4 Absolutism versus Relativism Chapter 5 Freedom versus Determinism Chapter 6 Reward and Punishment Chapter 7 Setting Up a Moral System: Basic Assumptions and Basic Principles Chapter 8 The Taking of Human Life Chapter 9 Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing Chapter 10 Abortion Chapter 11 Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing Chapter 12 Morality, Marriage, and Human Sexuality Chapter 13 Bioethics—Ethical Issues in Medicine Chapter 14 Business and Media Ethics Chapter 15 Environmental Ethics 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 Glossary Index