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An edition of Vice & Virtue in Everyday Life (1989)

Vice & Virtue in Everyday Life

Introductory Readings in Ethics

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A comprehensive and provocative collection of both classical and contemporary voices in perennial ethical debates, Vice and Virtue has established itself as one of the truly outstanding anthologies for Introduction to Ethics Courses. In contradistinction to many other introduction to ethics books that focus on the application of moral theories to various institutionally based social dilemmas, Vice and Virtue is unabashedly committed to the exploration of private, individual virtue and responsibility. This book provides both an overview of seminal ethical theories as well as many stimulating readings chosen to encourage students' own reflection on how these abstract theories impact decisions they face individually in their everyday lives.

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849

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Ethics, Social ethics, Textbook, Ethik, Alltag, Einführung
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Table of Contents

Preface
Page v
Pt 1. GOOD AND EVIL
Page 5
From Cruelty to Goodness, by Philip Hallie
Page 9
The Conscience of Huckleberry Finn , by Jonathan Bennett
Page 25
The Evil that Men Think -- and Do, by Philip Hallie
Page 40
38 Who Saw Murder Didn't Call Police, by Martin Gansburg
Page 51
The Moral Insight, by Josiah Royce
Page 55
Billy Budd, by Herman Melville
Page 59
Beyond Good and Evil, by Friedrich Nietzsche
Page 71
Suggested Readings
Page 77
Pt 2. MORAL DOCTRINES AND MORAL THEORIES
Page 79
The Judeo-Chrstian Tradition
Page 84
The Principle of Utility, by Jeremy Bentham
Page 91
Utilitarianism, by J. J. C. Smart
Page 99
A Critique of Utilitarianism, by Bernard Williams
Page 113
Good Will, Duty, and the Categorical Imperative, by Immanuel Kant
Page 123
Kant and the Categorical Imperative, by James Rachels
Page 134
A Defense of Moral Relativism, by Ruth Benedict
Page 148
The Problem with Relativism, by John Hospers
Page 157
Trying Out One's New Sword, by Mary Midgley
Page 162
The United Nations Charter: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Page 169
Suggested Readings
Page 176
Pt 3. VIRTUE
Page 178
The Moral Virtues, by Aristotle
Page 181
Of the Morals of the Catholic Church, by Saint Augustine
Page 192
Virtue or Duty?, by Bernard Mayo
Page 197
Tradition and the Virtues, by Alasdair MacIntyre
Page 203
Virtues and Vices, by Philippa Foot
Page 216
Will Power and the Virtues, by Robert C. Roberts
Page 232
Generosity, by James D. Wallace
Page 254
On Wisdom, by Stanley Godlovitch
Page 262
Virtue of pride, by Richard Taylor
Page 284
Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments, by Thomas E. Hill, Jr.
Page 293
Suggested Readings
Page 311
Pt 4. VICE
Page 313
Vice, by Plutarch
Page 317
The Depths of Vice, by Saint Augustine
Page 320
Desire and Sin, by Peter Abelard
Page 325
The Hypocrites, by Dante Alighieri
Page 334
Self-Deception, by Samuel Johnson
Page 339
Upon Self-Deceit, by Bishop Butler
Page 343
Jealousy, Envy, and Spite, by Immanuel Kant
Page 350
Revenge, by Alexander Theroux
Page 359
The Evil of Lying, by Charles Fried
Page 370
Suggested Readings
Page 381
Pt 5. WHY BE MORAL?
Page 382
The Ring of Gyges, by Plato
Page 385
The Unselfishness Trap, by Harry Browne
Page 391
Egoism and Moral Skepticism, by James Rachels
Page 398
Why Not Murder?, by Fyodor Dostoyevski
Page 411
Why Act Morally, by Peter Singer
Page 436
Moral Saints, by Susan Wolf
Page 444
Saints, by Robert M. Adams
Page 463
Reflections on Gandhi, by George Orwell
Page 475
Suggested Readings
Page 485
Pt 6. MORAL EDUCATION
Page 486
Habit and Virtue, by Aristotle
Page 489
The Child as Moral Philosopher, by Lawrence Kohlberg
Page 497
Moral Education and Indoctrination, by George Sher and William J. Bennett
Page 522
In a Different Voice, by Carol Gilligan
Page 538
Literature and Moral Education, by Ronald Duska
Page 553
The Closing of the American Mind, by Allan Bloom
Page 566
Where Have All the Good Deeds Gone?, by Christina Sommers
Page 577
The World of Epictetus, by Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale, USN
Page 582
Suggested Readings
Page 597
Pt 7. CHARACTER, DIGNITY, AND SELF-RESPECT
Page 599
Dignity and Self-respect, by Immanuel Kant
Page 602
Character and Culture, by Anthony Quinton
Page 612
On the Nature of Character: Field Notes, by Robert Coles
Page 623
The New Narcissism, by Christopher Lasch
Page 643
On Self-respect, by Joan Didion
Page 653
Servility and Self-respect, by Thomas E. Hill, Jr.
Page 658
Suggested Readings
Page 671
Pt 8. MORALITY AND THE FAMILY
Page 673
On Growing Old Gracefully, by Lin Yutang
Page 675
What Do Grown Children Owe Their Parents?, by Jane English
Page 682
Traditional Jewish Family Values, by Norman Lamm
Page 690
Divorce, by Rebecca West
Page 701
Sex Roles and the Ideal Society, by Richard Wasserstrom
Page 707
Two Forms of Androgynism, by Joyce Trebilcot
Page 718
Philosophers Against the Family, by Christina Sommers
Page 728
Suggested Readings
Page 753
Pt 9. MORALITY AND SOCIETY
Page 755
Famine, Affluence, and Morality, by Peter Singer
Page 758
World Hunger and Moral Obligation: The Case Against Singer, by John Arthur
Page 769
Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor, by Garrett Hardin
Page 777
Population and Food: Metaphors and the Reality, by William Murdoch and Allan Oaten
Page 790
Moral Constraings on Foreign Policy, by Douglas MacLean
Page 801
Dictatorships and Double Standards, by Jeane Kirkpatrick
Page 814
Why Democracies Fail, by Jean-François Revel
Page 832
Totalitarianism vs. Authoritarianism, by Michael Walzer
Page 842
Suggested Readings
Page 849

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Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
San Diego, Calif. USA

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170
Library of Congress
BJ1012 .V45 1985, BJ1012.V45 1985

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Paperback
Pagination
ix, 849 p.
Number of pages
849
Dimensions
21.4 x 14.4 x 3.2 centimeters

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ISBN 10
0155948911
ISBN 13
9780155948914
LCCN
88081037
OCLC/WorldCat
19575072, 728454852
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174099
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