The Moral of the Story: An Introduction to Ethics

8. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-259-90796-8
Verlag: MCGRAW HILL BOOK CO

Buch, Englisch, 800 Seiten, Format (B × H): 185 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1157 g

Now in its eighth edition, The Moral of the Story continues to bring understanding to difficult concepts in moral philosophy through storytelling and story analysis. From discussions on Aristotle’s virtues and vices to the moral complexities of the Game of Thrones series, Rosenstand’s work is lively and relatable, providing examples from contemporary film, fiction narratives, and even popular comic strips. The Connect course for this offering includes SmartBook, an adaptive reading and study experience which guides students to master, recall, and apply key concepts while providing automatically-graded assessments.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Rosenstand, Nina

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceAcknowledgementsPART 1: The Story as a Tool of EthicsChapter 1: Thinking About ValuesDo We Need a Code of Ethics?Values, Morals, and EthicsGood and EvilDebating Moral Issues from Religion to Neurobiology and StorytellingMartha Nussbaum: Stories, Ethics, and EmotionsA Philosophical Example, a Real-Life Event, and Two Fictional Stories about LyingPrimary Reading: Martha Nussbaum, Love's KnowledgePrimary Reading: Philip Zimbardo, The Lucifer EffectNarrative: Smoke SignalsNarrative: Big Fish Narrative: East of EdenChapter 2: Learning Moral Lessons from StoriesDidactic StoriesThe New Interest in Stories Across the ProfessionsThe Value of Stories Across Time and SpacePrimary Reading: Plato, Republic, Book X Primary Reading: Aristotle, Poetics Primary Reading: Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose Primary Reading: Raymond Chandler, "The Simple Art of Murder" Narrative: Medea Narrative: The Sorrows of Young WertherNarrative: The Education of Mingo Narrative: Pulp Fiction PART 2: What Should I Do? Ethics of ConductChapter 3: Ethical RelativismHow to Deal with Moral DifferencesThe Lessons of AnthropologyProblems with Ethical RelativismRefuting Ethical RelativismJames Rachels and Soft UniversalismEthical Relativism and MulticulturalismPrimary Reading: Ruth Benedict, "Anthropology and the Abnormal" Primary Reading: James Rachels, "Problems from Philosophy"Primary Reading: John Steinbeck, "Paradox and Dream"Narrative: The Poisonwood BibleNarrative: Possessing the Secret of JoyNarrative: AvatarChapter 4: Myself or Others?Psychological Egoism: What About the Heroes?Psychological Egoism: From Glaucon to HobbesThree Major Problems With Psychological EgoismEthical Egoism, Ayn Rand’s Objectivism, and Its CriticsBeing Selfless: Levinas's Ideal Altruism Versus Singer's Reciprocal AltruismA Natural Fellow-Feeling? Hume and de WaalPrimary Reading: Plato, The Republic Primary Reading: Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan Primary Reading: Ayn Rand, "The Ethics of Emergencies"Primary Reading: Frans de Waal, Primates and Philosophers: How Morality EvolvedNarrative: Friends episode: "The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS" Narrative: Return to Paradise Narrative: Atlas ShruggedChapter 5: Using Your Reason, Part 1: UtilitarianismJeremy Bentham and the Hedonistic CalculusAdvantages and Problems of Sheer Numbers: From Animal Welfare to the Question of TortureJohn Stuart Mill: Higher and Lower PleasuresMill's Harm PrincipleAct and Rule UtilitarianismPrimary Reading: Jeremy Bentham, "Of the Principle of Utility" Primary Reading: John Stuart Mill, UtilitarianismPrimary Reading: Peter Singer, "A Convenient Truth"Narrative: "The Blacksmith and the Baker" Narrative: The Brothers Karamazov Narrative: "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"Narrative: Extreme MeasuresNarrative: The Invention of LyingChapter 6: Using Your Reason, Part 2: Kant's DeontologyConsequences Don't Count—Having a Good Will DoesThe Categorical ImperativeRational Beings Are Ends in ThemselvesBeings Who Are ThingsThe Kingdom of EndsPrimary Reading: Immanuel Kant, Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals Primary Reading: Immanuel Kant, The Metaphysics of MoralsNarrative: High Noon Narrative: 3:10 to Yuma Narrative: Match Point Chapter 7: Personhood, Rights, and JusticeWhat Is a Human Being?The Expansion of the Concept "Human"Personhood: The Key to RightsScience and Moral Responsibility: Genetic Engineering, Stem Cell Research, and CloningQuestions of Rights and EqualityDistributive Justice: From Rawls to Affirmative ActionForward- and Backward-Looking Justice and Affirmative ActionCriminal Justice: Restorative Versus Retributive JusticePrimary Reading: Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Primary Reading: Jürgen Habermas, The Future of Human NaturePrimary Reading: John Rawls, "Justice as Fairness"Primary Reading: Martin Luther King, Jr., "A Letter from a Birmingham Jail"Primary Reading: Two Texts on Discrimination: John Bertreaux, “Defining Racism in the 21st Century” and “Unseen, Unheard, Unchosen” Narrative: The Island Narrative: Gattaca Narrative: Mississippi Burning Narrative: Hotel RwandaPART 3: How Should I Be? Virtue EthicsChapter 8: Virtue Ethics from Tribal Philosophy to Socrates and PlatoWhat Is Virtue? What Is Character?Non-Western Virtue Ethics: Africa and Indigenous AmericaVirtue Ethics in the WestThe Good Teacher: Socrates' Legacy, Plato's WorksThe Good LifeThe Virtuous Person: The Tripartite SoulPlato's Theory of FormsPlato's Influence on ChristianityPrimary Reading: Plato, The RepublicPrimary Reading: Plato, ApologyPrimary Reading: Ronald Dworkin, What Is a Good Life?Narrative: A Man for All Seasons Narrative: "The Myth of the Cave"Narrative: The Truman Show Narrative: The Store of the WorldsChapter 9: Aristotle's Virtue Theory: Everything in ModerationEmpirical Knowledge and the Realm of the SensesAristotle the ScientistAristotle's Virtue Theory: Teleology and the Golden MeanAristotle's Influence on AquinasSome Objections to Greek Virtue TheoryPrimary Reading: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IIPrimary Reading: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book IIINarrative: "The Flight of Icarus" Narrative: Njal's SagaNarrative: Lord Jim Narrative: "A Piece of Advice" Chapter 10: Contemporary PerspectivesEthics and the Morality of Virtue as Political ConceptsHave Virtue, and Then Go Ahead: Mayo, Foot, and SommersThe Quest for Authenticity: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, and LevinasPrimary Reading: Søren Kierkegaard, Johannes Climacus Primary Reading: Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or Primary Reading: Jean-Paul Sartre, "Existentialism Is a Humanism" Primary Reading: "The Paradox of Morality: An Interview with Emmanuel Levinas"Primary Reading: Dwight Furrow, A Cultureof CareNarrative: Groundhog DayNarrative: No Exit Narrative: Good Will Hunting Narrative: The SearchersChapter 11: Case Studies in VirtueCourage of the Physical and Moral KindCompassion: From Hume to Huck FinnGratitude: Asian Tradition and Western ModernityVirtue and Conduct: The Option of Soft UniversalismDiversity, Politics, and Common Ground?Primary Reading: John McCain, Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver LifePrimary Reading: Philip Hallie, Tales of Good and Evil, Help and Harm Primary Reading: Jesse Prinz, Is Empathy Necessary for Morality?Primary Reading: Lin Yutang, "On Growing Old Gracefully"Narrative: Courage: Band of Brothers, Third Episode, "Carentan"Narrative: Courage: True GritNarrative: Compassion: "The Parable of the Good Samaritan"Narrative: Compassion: Schindler's List Narrative: Gratitude: Eat Drink Man Woman Narrative: Gratitude: Pay It ForwardChapter 12: Different Gender, Different Ethics?Feminism and Virtue TheoryWhat Is Gender Equality?Women's Historical Role in the Public SphereThe Rise of Modern FeminismClassical, Difference, and Radical FeminismPrimary Reading: Harriet Taylor Mill, "Enfranchisement of Women"Primary Reading: Simone De Beauvoir, The Second Sex Primary Reading: Carol Gilligan, In a Different Voice Narrative: A Doll's House Narrative: Maids of MisfortuneNarrative: "The Woman Destroyed"Narrative: A Thousand Splendid SunsChapter 13: Applied Ethics: A SamplerThe Question of Abortion and PersonhoodEuthanasia as a Right to Choose?Media Ethics and Media BiasBusiness Ethics: The Rules of the GameJust War TheoryAnimal Welfare and Animal RightsEthics of the Environment: Think Globally, Act LocallyThe Death PenaltyThe Ethics of Self-Improvement: Narrative IdentityA Final WordPrimary Reading: Andrew Belsey and Ruth Chadwick, "Ethics as a Vehicle for Media Quality"Primary Reading: Amber Levanon Seligson and Laurie Choi, "Critical Elements of an Organizational Ethical Culture" Primary Reading: Scott Gottlieb, "How Safe Is Our Food? FDA Could Do Better" Primary Reading: John Rawls, The Law of Peoples Primary Reading: Great Ape Project, "The Declaration on Great Apes"Primary Reading: Lee Hall and Anthony Jon Waters, "From Property to Person: The Case of Evelyn Hart"Primary Reading: "Ethics and the Environment"Primary Reading: Severin Carrell, “Al Gore: Clear Proof That Climate Change Causes Extreme Weather”Primary Reading: Myles Allen, “Al Gore is Doing a Disservice to Science by Overplaying the Link Between Climate Change and Weather”Primary Reading: Tom Sorell, "Two Ideals and the Death Penalty"Primary Reading: Mark Fuhrman, Death and Justice: An Exposé of Oklahoma's Death Row MachineNarrative: Media Ethics/Business Ethics: State of Play Narrative: Business Ethics: The Insider Narrative: Business Ethics/Environmental Ethics: Cold WindNarrative: "The Jigsaw Man" Narrative: The Life of David GaleCreditsBibliographyGlossaryIndex