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Newman, Micah. Ethics DeMYSTiFieD. US: McGraw-Hill, 2011.

Ethics DeMYSTiFieD

Authors: Micah Newman

Published:  July 2011

eISBN: 9780071762762 0071762760 | ISBN: 9780071762755
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part One: What Philosophy Is and How to Do It
  • Chapter 1 Philosophy: The Intellectual Pursuit and Social Activity
  • What Philosophy Is
  • How Philosophy Is Done
  • Ethical Philosophy
  • Chapter Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 2 Logic and Arguments in Philosophy
  • Logic
  • Arguments in Philosophy
  • It Ain’t Necessarily So: Logical Fallacies
  • Chapter Summary
  • Quiz
  • Part Two: Ethical Theory
  • Chapter 3 Value Theory: What Really Matters?
  • The Value of Value Theory
  • Intrinsic Values: Things That Are Good for Their Own Sake
  • Happiness in the Ethical Sense
  • Chapter Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 4 Normative Ethics: What Makes Actions Right or Wrong?
  • Should the Morality of Actions Be Judged Solely in Terms of Their Effects?
  • Some Alternatives to Consequentialism
  • Chapter Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 5 Metaethics: What Kinds of Things Are Moral Judgments?
  • The Need for and Problem of Objective Moral Facts
  • Some Alternatives to Moral Realism
  • Chapter Summary
  • Quiz
  • Parts One and Two Test
  • Part Three: Applied Ethics
  • Chapter 6 Civil Liberties
  • Classical Liberalism
  • Liberty in Society
  • Legality and Morality
  • Chapter Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 7 Abortion
  • The Most Straightforward Argument For, and Against, Abortion
  • The Stalemate and Some Ways to Move Past It
  • Chapter Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 8 Capital Punishment
  • Two Faulty Objections to Capital Punishment
  • Two Motivations for Capital Punishment
  • The Main Justification for Opposing Capital Punishment
  • Chapter Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 9 Torture
  • Reasons Torture Might Be Thought Necessary
  • Consequences of Deeming Torture Morally Acceptable
  • Chapter Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 10 Euthanasia
  • The Case for Euthanasia
  • Reasons Against Accepting the Equivalence Principle
  • Chapter Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 11 Animal Rights
  • Issues in Animal Rights
  • The Animal Liberation Movement and Utilitarianism
  • Other Philosophical Grounds for Preventing Maltreatment of Animals
  • Chapter Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 12 Poverty and Affluence
  • Unequal Access to Resources
  • Ethical Challenges to Our Accustomed Standards of Living
  • Chapter Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 13 Affirmative Action
  • The Case for Affirmative Action
  • Objections to Affirmative Action
  • Summarizing the Overall Picture
  • Chapter Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 14 Business Ethics
  • Conflicts of Interest
  • Thinking of a Corporation as if It Were a Person
  • Chapter Summary
  • Quiz
  • Part Three Test
  • Final Exam
  • Appendix: How to Write a Philosophy Essay
  • Glossary
  • A
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • H
  • I
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • U
  • V
  • Bibliography
  • Answer Key
  • Index