Preface
Section I. The Study of Ethics
Chapter 1. Ethics: An Overview
Chapter 2. Moral Reasoning
Chapter 3. Conscience and Moral Development
Section II. Ethical Relativism
Chapter 4. Ethical Subjectivism: Morality Is Just a Matter of Personal Feeling
Chapter 5. Divine Command Theory and Civil Religion
Chapter 6. Cultural Relativism: Is Morality Dependent on Culture?
Section III. Morality as Universal
Chapter 7. Ethical Egoism: Morality Is Acting in Our Best Self-Interest
Chapter 8. Utilitarianism: The Greatest Happiness Principle
Chapter 9. Natural Law Theory: Morality Is Part of Rational Nature
Chapter 10. Deontology: The Ethics of Duty
Chapter 11. Rights Ethics
Chapter 12. Virtue Ethics and the Good Life
Afterword. Applying Moral Theory in Real Life
Glossary

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