SAMPLE Ethics in America

‭Contents‬

‭Chapter 1:‬ ‭Morality & Ethics‬

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‭A. What is Morality, and Where Does Philosophy Fit In?‬

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‭B. The Origins of Morality‬

‭C. The Study of Morality: Normative & Descriptive Ethics‬

‭D. Theories of Moral Development‬

‭E. The Relationship between Morality and Religion‬

‭F. Values, Morals, and Ethics‬

‭G. Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development‬ ‭H. Theories of Ethics: Rights & Natural Laws‬

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‭I. The Moral Dilemma‬

‭Chapter 1: Quiz‬

‭Chapter 2:‬ ‭Ethical Relativism, Moral Belief Systems‬‭and Meta-ethics‬

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‭A. Ethical Relativism‬

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‭B. Support for Ethical Relativism‬ ‭C. Criticisms of Relativism‬ ‭D. Other Meta-Ethical Theories‬ ‭E. Determinism and Free Will‬

‭F. Why Be Moral? - Sociological, Psychological & Theological Reasoning‬

‭G. What Is Moral Realism, Truth & Reasoning?‬ ‭H. Arguments For & Against Moral Nihilism‬

‭I. Moral Subjectivism‬

‭J. Arguments For and Against Moral Relativism‬

‭Chapter 2: Quiz‬

‭Chapter 3:‬ ‭Theory of Natural and Moral Law‬

‭A. Natural Law‬

‭B. Thomas Hobbes' The Descriptive Natural Law, St. Augustine and St. Aquinas‬

‭C. Moral Law Theories‬

‭D. Moral Law Theories of the Stoics, Foot, Rousseau & Nozick‬ ‭E. Moral Law Theories of Royce, King & Rawls - American Philosophy‬

‭F. Communitarianism‬

‭Chapter 3: Quiz‬

‭Chapter 4:‬ ‭The Ancient Greek Views on Ethics‬

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‭A. Schools of Ancient Philosophy‬

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‭B. Ancient Greek Views‬

‭Chapter 4: Quiz‬