Thiroux, Jacques P.

Ethics : theory and practice / Jacques P. Thiroux with Keith W. Krasemann. - 10th ed. - Upper Saddle River : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009. - xvi, 526 p. ; 24 cm.

Ch. 1. The nature of Morality. Ch. 2. Consequentialist (Teleological) Theories of Morality. Ch. 3. Nonconsequentialist (Deontological) Theories of Morality and Virtue Ethics. Ch. 4. Virtue ethics. Ch. 5 Absolutism versus Relativism. Ch. 6. Freedom versus Determinism. Ch. 7 Reward and Punishment. Ch. 8. Setting Up a Moral System: Basic Assumptions and Basic Principles. Ch. 9 The Taking of Human Life. Ch. 10 Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing. Ch. 11 Abortion. Ch. 12. Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing. Ch. 13. Morality, Marriage, and Human Sexuality. Ch. 14 Bioethics - Ethical Issues in Medicine. Ch. 15. Business and media Ethics. Ch. 16 Environmental Ethics.

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