Chapter One | Ethics and the Examined Life
Learning Objectives
» Understand the definitions of ethics and morality and appreciate the scope and relevance of ethical and moral concerns in our lives.
» Identify the main areas of study in moral philosophy and distinguish them from the scientific study of moral beliefs and practices.
» Understand the key distinguishing features of ethics—the preeminence of reason, the universal perspective, the principle of impartiality, and the dominance of moral norms.
» Grasp the main features of the relationship between religion and morality and appreciate why both believers and nonbelievers can benefit from the study of ethics.
Doing Ethics: Moral Reasoning and Contemporary Issues by Lewis Vaughn
Ethics in the News
New York Times
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Citizen Bruno, Unbound
The federal trial of the former State Senate leader Joseph L. Bruno has put... |
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Animal, Vegetable, Miserable
The free-range turkey debate ignores whether it’s wrong to kill animals for... |
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What to Do With the Boat
The drifting obligation of an abandoned boat; the hazards of hands-free com... |
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A Rebuke, but No Penalty, for an Illinois Senator
A committee found that Senator Roland W. Burris had been less than candid i... |
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Panel to Consider Sanford Impeachment
A South Carolina legislative committee will convene to begin preliminary im... |