Ethics demystified - Newman, Micah (New York McGraw-Hill, 2011)
Part 1: What philosophy is and how to do it. Philosophy: the intellectual pursuit and social activity -- Logic and arguments in philosophy -- Part 2: Ethical theory. Value theory: what really matters? -- Normative ethics: what makes actions right or wrong? -- Metaethic: what kinds of things are moral judgments? -- Part 3: Applied ethics. Civil liberties -- Abortion -- Capital punishment -- Torture -- Euthanasia -- Animal rights -- Poverty and affluence -- Affirmative action -- Business ethics.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-305) and index.
Keywords: Ethics