Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2022
1. The Nature of Morality
2. Consequentialist (Teleological) Theories of Morality
3. Nonconsequentialist (Deontological) Theories of Morality
4. Virtue Ethics
5. Absolutism Versus Relativism
6. Freedom Versus Determinism
7. Reward and Punishment
8. Setting Up a Moral System
9. The Taking of Human Life
10. Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing
11. Abortion
12. Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing
13. Morality, Marriage, and Human Sexuality
14. Bioethics-Ethical Issues in Medicine
15. Business and Media Ethics
16. Environmental Ethics
Appendices: Application of Ethics to Moral Problems
Appendix A. Taking of Human Life
Appendix B. Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing
Appendix C. Abortion
Appendix D. Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing
Appendix E. Human Sexuality
Appendix F. Medicine (Bioethics)
Appendix G. Business (Business and Media Ethics)
Appendix H. Environmental Ethics
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