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100 1 _aRachels, James,
_d1941-2003
_eauthor.
_9396193
245 1 4 _aThe elements of moral philosophy /
_cJames Rachels.
250 _aFourth edition.
264 1 _aBoston :
_bMcGraw-Hill,
_c[2003]
264 4 _c©2003
300 _axi, 218, 10 pages ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 203-212) and index.
505 0 0 _tPreface --
_tAbout the Second Edition --
_g1.
_tWhat is Morality? --
_g1.1.
_tThe Problem of Definition --
_g1.2.
_tAn Example of Moral Reasoning: Baby Jane Doe --
_g1.3.
_tReason and Impartiality --
_g1.4.
_tThe Minimum Conception of Morality --
_g2.
_tThe Challenge of Cultural Relativism --
_g2.1.
_tHow Different Cultures Have Different Moral Codes --
_g2.2.
_tCultural Relativism --
_g2.3.
_tThe Cultural Differences Argument --
_g2.4.
_tThe Consequences of Taking Cultural Relativism Seriously --
_g2.5.
_tWhy There Is Less Disagreement Than It Seems --
_g2.6.
_tHow All Cultures Have Some Values in Common --
_g2.7.
_tWhat Can Be Learned from Cultural Relativism --
_g3.
_tSubjectivism in Ethics --
_g3.1.
_tThe Basic Idea of Ethical Subjectivism --
_g3.2.
_tThe Evolution of the Theory --
_g3.3.
_tThe First Stage: Simple Subjectivism --
_g3.4.
_tThe Second Stage: Emotivism --
_g3.5.
_tEmotivism, Reason, and "Moral Facts" --
_g3.6.
_tThe Example of Homosexuality --
_g4.
_tDoes Morality Depend on Religion? --
_g4.1.
_tThe Presumed Connection Between Morality and Religion --
_g4.2.
_tThe Divine Command Theory --
_g4.3.
_tThe Theory of Natural Law --
_g4.4.
_tChristianity and the Problem of Abortion --
_g5.
_tPsychological Egoism --
_g5.1.
_tIs Unselfishness Possible? --
_g5.2.
_tThe Strategy of Reinterpreting Motives --
_g5.3.
_tTwo Arguments in Favor of Psychological Egoism --
_g5.4.
_tClearing Away Some Confusions --
_g5.5.
_tThe Deepest Error in Psychological Egoism --
_g6.
_tEthical Egoism --
_g6.1.
_tIs There a Duty to Contribute for Famine Relief? --
_g6.2.
_tThree Arguments in Favor of Ethical Egoism --
_g6.3.
_tThree Arguments Against Ethical Egoism --
_g7.
_tThe Utilitarian Approach --
_g7.1.
_tThe Revolution in Ethics --
_g7.2.
_tFirst Example: Euthanasia --
_g7.3.
_tSecond Example: Nonhuman Animals --
_g8.
_tThe Debate Over Utilitarianism --
_g8.1.
_tThe Resilience of the Theory --
_g8.2.
_tIs Happiness the Only Thing That Matters? --
_g8.3.
_tAre Consequences All That Matter? --
_g8.4.
_tThe Defense of Utilitarianism --
_g8.5.
_tWhat Is Correct and What Is Incorrect in Utilitarianism --
_g9.
_tAre There Absolute Moral Rules? --
_g9.1.
_tKant and The Categorical Imperative --
_g9.2.
_tAbsolute Rules and the Duty Not to Lie --
_g9.3.
_tConflicts Between Rules --
_g9.4.
_tAnother Look at Kant's Basic Idea --
_g10.
_tKant and Respect for Persons --
_g10.1.
_tThe Idea of "Human Dignity" --
_g10.2.
_tRetribution and Utility in the Theory of Punishment --
_g10.3.
_tKant's Retributivism --
_g11.
_tThe Idea of a Social Contract --
_g11.1.
_tHobbes's Argument --
_g11.2.
_tThe Prisoner's Dilemma --
_g11.3.
_tSome Advantages of the Social Contract Theory of Morals --
_g11.4.
_tThe Problem of Civil Disobedience --
_g11.5.
_tDifficulties for the Theory --
_g12.
_tThe Ethics of Virtue --
_g12.1.
_tThe Ethics of Virtue and the Ethics of Right Action --
_g12.2.
_tShould We Return to the Ethics of Virtue? --
_g12.3.
_tThe Virtues --
_g12.4.
_tSome Advantages of Virtue Ethics --
_g12.5.
_tThe Incompleteness of Virtue Ethics --
_g13.
_tWhat Would a Satisfactory Moral Theory Be Like? --
_g13.1.
_tMorality Without Hubris --
_g13.2.
_tThe Moral Community --
_g13.3.
_tJustice and Fairness --
_tSuggestions for Further Reading --
_tNotes on Sources --
_tIndex.
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