Ethics: Theory and Practice

Abstract

I. ETHICAL THEORY: FOUR APPROACHES TO ETHICS. 1. Nature of Classical View of Ethics: Plato, Crito. Contemporary View of Ethics: Edward Wastemarck, Relativity, Second Contemporary View of Ethics: A.J. Ayer, Emotivism. Contemporary Version of Classical View: James Rachels, Can Provide Answers? 2. Law Classical Version of Law Ethic: Saint Thomas Aquinas, Treatise on Law and Justice. Contemporary Version of Law Ethics: Germain Grisez, Arguments. 3. Kantian Classical Version of Kantian Ethics: Immanuel Kant, Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals. Contemporary Version of Kantian Ethics: R.M. Hare, Reasoning. 4. Utilitarian Classical Version of Utilitarian Ethics: J.S. Mill, Contemporary Version of Utilitarian Ethics: Richard B. Brandt, Toward a Credible Form of Utilitarianism. 5. Social Contract Classical Version of Social Contract Ethics: thomas Hobbes, Leviathan. Contemporary Version of Social Contract Ethics: John Rawls: Theory of Justice. II. ETHICS IN PRACTICE: CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES. 6. Applying Moral Theory: Issue of Michael Levin, The Case for Henry Shue, Torture. 7. of Nuclear War. John R. Connery, of Nuclear Armament. John C. Ford, The Hydrogen Bombing of Cities. Manuel Velasquez, The Morality of Using Nuclear Weapons. Douglas Lackey, Ethics and Nuclear Deterrence. Christopher W. Morris, The of Nuclear Deterrence: Contractarian Account. 8. of Germain Grisez and Joseph M. Boyle, Jr., Suicide and Causing One's Own Death. Alan Donagan, Duties of Beings to Themselves. Richard B. Brandt, The Morality and Rationality of Suicide. 9. Ethical Issues in Michael Tooley, Abortion and Infantcide. Mary Anne Warren, On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion. Richard Werner, Abortion: Moral Status of the Unborn. Judith Jarvis Thomson, A Defense of Abortion. John Finnis, The Rights and Wrongs of Abortion. R.M. Hare, Abortion and the Golden Rule. 10. of James Rachels, and Passive Euthanasia. Tom L. Beauchamp, A Reply to Rachels on Active and Passive Euthanasia. J. Gay-Williams, The Wrongfulness of Euthanasia. Bertram and Elsie Bandman, Rights, Justice, and Euthanasia. 11. Thomas Nagel, Sexual Perversion. Robert Solomon, Sex and Perversion. Alan H. Golman, Plain Sex. Donald Levy, Perversion and the Unnatural as Moral Categories. John M. Finnis, Natural Law and Unnatural Acts. Burton M. Leiser, Homosexuality and the Unnaturalness Argument. Raymond A. Belliotti, A Philosophical Analysis of Ethics. 12. Aid for the Needy. Peter Singer, Famine, Affluence, and Morality. Garrett Hardin, Carrying Capacity as an Ethical Concept. Alan Gewirth, Starvation and Rights. James P. Sterba, Human Rights: Social Contract Perspective. Joseph M. Boyle, The Concept of Health and the Right to Health Care. 13. Racism and Sexism. Thomas E. Hill, Jr., Servility and Self-Respect. Joyce Trebilcot, Sex Roles: Argument from Nature. James W. Nickel, Preferential Policies in Hiring and Admissions: Jurisprudential Approach. George Sher, Justifying Reverse Discrimination in Employment. 14. Steven Goldberg, Does Punishment Deter? David A. Conway, Capital Punishment and Deterrence: Some Considerations in Dialogue Form. Jeffie G. Murphy, Marxism and Retribution. Richard B. Brandt, A Utilitarian Theory of Criminal Punishment. 15. and the Environment. William T. Blackstone, Ethics and Ecology. Ronald M. Green, Intergenerational Distributive Justice and Environmental Responsibility. Joel Feinberg, The Rights of Animals and Unborn Generations. Peter Singer, Not for Humans Only: Place of Nonhumans and Environmental Issues. Martin Benjamin, Ethics and Animal Consciousness.