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Index
Cover
Copyright page
Contents
Preface to the Third Edition
Introduction
1 Getting Started
Who Needs Ethics?
A Few Key Terms
The Dogmatist and the Rationalizer
Why Listen?
Offhand Self-Justification
Ethics and Diversity
Diversity and Common Values
Diversity and Critical Thinking
Diversity as the Occasion for Ethics
For Practice and Thinking
Some Questions
Hearing the "Other Side"
A Dialogue
Notes
2 Ethics And Religion
Coming to Terms
Moral Argument in a Diverse Society
Working from Common Values
Let the Stories Be Stories
Thinking for Yourself
A Word from the Wise
A Biblical Ideal
For Practice and Thinking
Study!
A Sufi Story
God and the Good
Notes
3 Creative Problem-Solving in Ethics
The Need for Inventiveness in Ethics
How to Expand Your Options
Breaking "Set"
The Intermediate Impossible
How to Reframe Problems
Preventive Ethics
"Opportunism"
Problem-Solving Strategies at a Glance
For Practice and Thinking
Problem-Solving Practice
Moral Problems
Notes
4 Don't Polarize—Connect
"Right versus Right"
Pieces of the Puzzle
What Is Each Side Right About?
What Is Each Theory Right About?
Going Ahead Together
Practical Strategies
Assisted Suicide
"Owl versus Man"
Gun Control: A Dialogue
Integrative Strategies at a Glance
For Practice and Thinking
Some Questions
Practice
Limits and Exceptions
Notes
5 The Ongoing Journey
Ethics as a Learning Experience
Looking Farther
Learning More
Broadening Experience
Opening Possibilities
The Expanding Circle
Other Animals
A New Earth Ethic
For Practice and Thinking
Inspirations
Looking Ahead
Make Some Changes Yourself
Notes
Appendix: Writing An Ethics Paper
Four Kinds of Writing in Ethics
1. Exploring an Issue
2. Getting Unstuck
3. Making a Case
4. Deciding for Yourself
Making a Case
Be Specific
Name the Key Values
Unfold the Argument
Two Quick Examples
Let's Spend Medical Dollars More Wisely
Ethics and Aging: What Can We Do?
Resources
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