Table of Contents
Introduction 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