
Ethics For Dummies
by Panza, Christopher; Potthast, Adam-
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Summary
Author Biography
Adam Potthast, PhD, is an assistant professor of philosophy at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Table of Contents
Introduction | |
Ethics 101: Just the Basics, Please | |
Approaching Ethics: What Is It and Why Should You Care? | |
Butting Heads: Is Ethics Just a Matter of Opinion? | |
Uncovering the Roots of Ethics | |
Human Nature and Ethics: Two Big Questions | |
Exploring Connections between Ethics, Religion, and Science | |
Seeing Ethics as Harmful: Three Famous Criticisms | |
Surveying Key Ethical Theories | |
Being an Excellent Person: Virtue Ethics | |
Increasing the Good: Utilitarian Ethics | |
Doing Your Duty: The Ethics of Principle | |
Signing on the Dotted Line: Ethics as Contract | |
The Golden Rule: Common Sense Ethics | |
Turning Down the Testosterone: Feminist Care Ethics | |
Applying Ethics to Real Life | |
Dealing with Mad Scientists: Biomedical Ethics | |
Protecting the Habitat: Environmental Ethics | |
Serving the Public: Professional Ethics | |
Keeping the Peace: Ethics and Human Rights | |
Getting It On: The Ethics of Sex | |
Looking Out for the Little Guy: Ethics and Animals | |
The Part of Tens | |
Ten Famous Ethicists and Their Theories | |
Ten Ethical Dilemmas Likely to Arise in the Future | |
Index | |
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