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Telling lies, gossiping, practicing adultery, gambling, smoking, using offensive language, corporal punishment of one?s children, copying copyrighted material ? these are moral issues that affect, and often deeply affect, our daily lives. Everyday Ethics is a collection of readings devoted to ethical problems like these that confront ordinary people in everyday life. The anthology covers the areas of communication, sex, parents and children, animals, money matters, and body and environment. Nearly all selections are from the late 1980s and the 1990s. |
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Introduction PART 1: COMMUNICATION Chapter 1: Humour Michael Philips, Introduction PART 1: COMMUNICATION Chapter 1: Humour Michael Philips, "Racist Acts and Racist Humor" Ronald de Sousa, "When is it wrong to Laugh?" David Benatar, "Prejudice in Jest: When Racial and Gender Humour Harms" Chapter 2: Sexist speech Janice Moulton, "The Myth of the Neutral 'Man'" Casey Miller & Kate Swift, "Who is Man?" Michael Levin, "Language" Chapter 3: Gossip Laurence Thomas, "The Logic of Gossip" Sissela Bok, "Gossip" Ronald de Sousa, "In Praise of Gossip: Indiscretion as a Saintly Virtue" Chapter 4: Lying Immanuel Kant, "On A Supposed Right to Lie from Altruistic Motives" Sissela Bok, "Lying" Thomas E. Hill Jr., "Autonomy and Benevolent Lies" PART 2: SEX Chapter 5: Premarital Sex, Promiscuity, and Masturbation Vincent C. Punzo, "Morality and Human Sexuality" Frederick Elliston, "In Defense of Promiscuity" Alan Soble, "Masturbation" Chapter 6: Adultery Richard Wasserstrom, "Is Adultery Immoral?" Mike W. Martin, "Adultery and Fidelity" Raja Halwani, "Virtue Ethics and Adultery" Chapter 7: Homosexuality Michael Levin, "Why Homosexuality is Abnormal" Burton M. Leiser, "Homosexuality, Morals and the Law of Nature" PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN Chapter 8: Rearing Children Francis Schrag, "The Child in the Moral Order" Laura Purdy, "The Case Against Equal Rights For Children" David Benatar, "Corporal Punishment" Chapter 9: Familial and Filial Duties James Rachels, "Morality, Parents and Children" Jane English, "What do grown children owe their parents?" Christina Hoff Sommers, "Filial Morality" PART 4: ANIMALS Chapter 10: Eating Meat and Wearing Leather Peter Singer, "All Animals are Equal" Tom Regan, "The Case for Animal Rights" R.G. Frey, "Rights, Interests, Desires and Beliefs" Jan Narveson, "A Defense of Meat Eating" Jordan Curnutt, "A New Argument for Vegetarianism" Chapter 11: Pets Keith Burgess-Jackson, "Doing Right by our Animal Companions" Gary Varner, "Pets, Companion Animals, and Domesticated Partners" PART 5: MONEY MATTERS Chapter 12: Copyright Violation Helen Nissenbaum, "Should I copy my neighbour's software?" David Carey, "Should Millie Copy?" Chapter 13: Giving Aid Peter Singer, "Rich and Poor" John Arthur, "Famine Relief and the Ideal Moral Code". John M Whelan Jr, "Famine and Charity Garrett Cullity, "The Life-Saving Analogy Chapter 14: Gambling Peter Collins, "Is Gambling Immoral?" Jeffrie G. Murphy, "Indian Casinos and the Morality of Gambling" Chapter 15: Tipping Mark P. Maller, "The Morality of Tipping" PART 6: BODY AND ENVIRONMENT Chapter 16: Substance and Sustenance Keith Butler, "The Moral Status of Smoking Tibor Machan, "Morality and Smoking" Dan W. Brock, "The Use of Drugs for Pleasure: Some Philosophical Issues" Elizabeth Tefler, "The Pleasures of Eating and Drinking" Chapter 17: The Environment, Cars and Consumption James C. Anderson & Ronald Sandler, "The Least We Can Do" Julia Meaton & David Morrice, "Individual Freedom and the Ethics of Private Car Use" Judith Lichtenberg, "Consuming Because Others Consume" PART 7: VIRTUES AND VICES Chapter 18: Forgiveness Jeffrie Murphy, "Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Responding to Evil" Norvin Richards, "Forgiveness" Paul M. Hughes, "Moral Anger, Forgiving, and Condoning" Chapter 19: Modesty Julia Driver, "Modesty and Ignorance" G.F. Scheuler, "Why Is Modesty a Virtue?" Chapter 20: Politeness Felicia Ackerman, "A Man by Nothing is so well Betrayed as by his Manners? Politeness as a Virtue" Sarah Buss, "Appearing Respectful: The Moral Significance of Manners" Chapter 21: Gratitude Fred R. Berger, "Gratitude" Patrick Fitzgerald, "Gratitude and Justice" Chapter 22: Jealousy and Envy Immanuel Kant, "Jealousy and its offspring - envy and grudge" Daniel Farrell, "Of Jealousy and Envy"Racist Acts and Racist Humor" Ronald de Sousa, "When is it wrong to Laugh?" David Benatar, "Prejudice in Jest: When Racial and Gender Humour Harms" Chapter 2: Sexist speech Janice Moulton, "The Myth of the Neutral 'Man'" Casey Miller & Kate Swift, "Who is Man?" Michael Levin, "Language" Chapter 3: Gossip Laurence Thomas, "The Logic of Gossip" Sissela Bok, "Gossip" Ronald de Sousa, "In Praise of Gossip: Indiscretion as a Saintly Virtue" Chapter 4: Lying Immanuel Kant, "On A Supposed Right to Lie from Altruistic Motives" Sissela Bok, Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life, 1978 Thomas E. Hill Jr., "Autonomy and Benevolent Lies" PART 2: SEX Chapter 5: Premarital Sex, Promiscuity, and Masturbation Vincent C. Punzo, "Morality and Human Sexuality" Frederick Elliston, "In Defense of Promiscuity" Alan Soble, "Masturbation" Chapter 6: Adultery Richard Wasserstrom, "Is Adultery Immoral?" Mike W. Martin, "Adultery and Fidelity" Raja Halwani, "Virtue Ethics and Adultery" Chapter 7: Homosexuality Michael Levin, "Why Homosexuality is Abnormal" Burton M. Leiser, "Homosexuality, Morals and the Law of Nature" PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN Chapter 8: Rearing Children Francis Schrag, "The Child in the Moral Order" Laura Purdy, "The Case Against Equal Rights For Children" David Benatar, "Corporal Punishment" Chapter 9: Familial and Filial Duties James Rachels, "Morality, Parents and Children" Jane English, "What do grown children owe their parents?" Christina Hoff Sommers, "Filial Morality" PART 4: ANIMALS Chapter 10: Eating Meat and Wearing Leather Peter Singer, "All Animals are Equal" Tom Regan, "The Case for Animal Rights" R.G. Frey, "Rights, Interests, Desires and Beliefs" Jan Narveson, "A Defense of Meat Eating" Jordan Curnutt, "A New Argument for Vegetarianism" Chapter 11: Pets Keith Burgess-Jackson, "Doing Right by our Animal Companions" Gary Varner, "Pets, Companion Animals, and Domesticated Partners" PART 5: MONEY MATTERS Chapter 12: Copyright Violation Helen Nissenbaum, "Should I copy my neighbour's software?" David Carey, "Should Millie Copy?" Chapter 13: Giving Aid Peter Singer, "Rich and Poor" John Arthur, "Famine Relief and the Ideal Moral Code". John M Whelan Jr, "Famine and Charity Garrett Cullity, "The Life-Saving Analogy Chapter 14: Gambling Peter Collins, "Is Gambling Immoral?" Jeffrie G. Murphy, "Indian Casinos and the Morality of Gambling" Chapter 15: Tipping Mark P. Maller, "The Morality of Tipping" PART 6: BODY AND ENVIRONMENT Chapter 16: Substance and Sustenance Keith Butler, "The Moral Status of Smoking Tibor Machan, "Morality and Smoking" Dan W. Brock, "The Use of Drugs for Pleasure: Some Philosophical Issues" Elizabeth Tefler, "The Pleasures of Eating and Drinking" Chapter 17: The Environment, Cars and Consumption James C. Anderson & Ronald Sandler, "The Least We Can Do" Julia Meaton & David Morrice, "Individual Freedom and the Ethics of Private Car Use" Judith Lichtenberg, "Consuming Because Others Consume" PART 7: VIRTUES AND VICES Chapter 18: Forgiveness Jeffrie Murphy, "Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Responding to Evil" Norvin Richards, "Forgiveness" Paul M. Hughes, "Moral Anger, Forgiving, and Condoning" Chapter 19: Modesty Julia Driver, "Modesty and Ignorance" G.F. Scheuler, "Why Is Modesty a Virtue?" Chapter 20: Politeness Felicia Ackerman, "A Man by Nothing is so well Betrayed as by his Manners? Politeness as a Virtue" Sarah Buss, "Appearing Respectful: The Moral Significance of Manners" Chapter 21: Gratitude Fred R. Berger, "Gratitude" Patrick Fitzgerald, "Gratitude and Justice" Chapter 22: Jealousy and Envy Immanuel Kant, "Jealousy and its offspring - envy and grudge" Daniel Farrell, "Of Jealousy and Envy" |
