Ethics demystified : hard stuff made easy
Micah Newman.
- New York : McGraw-Hill, c2011.
- xii, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Demystified series .
- McGraw-Hill "Demystified" series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1: What philosophy is and how to do it. Philosophy: the intellectual pursuit and social activity -- Logic and arguments in philosophy -- Part 2: Ethical theory. Value theory: what really matters? -- Normative ethics: what makes actions right or wrong? -- Metaethic: what kinds of things are moral judgments? -- Part 3: Applied ethics. Civil liberties -- Abortion -- Capital punishment -- Torture -- Euthanasia -- Animal rights -- Poverty and affluence -- Affirmative action -- Business ethics.