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<b>Introduction.</b> <p><b>Part I: Ethics 101: Just the Basics, Please.</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Approaching Ethics: What Is It and Why Should You Care?</p> <p>Chapter 2: Butting Heads: Is Ethics Just a Matter of Opinion?</p> <p><b>Part II: Uncovering the Roots of Ethics.</b></p> <p>Chapter 3: Human Nature and Ethics: Two Big Questions.</p> <p>Chapter 4: Exploring Connections between Ethics, Religion, and Science.</p> <p>Chapter 5: Seeing Ethics as Harmful: Three Famous Criticisms.</p> <p><b>Part III: Surveying Key Ethical Theories.</b></p> <p>Chapter 6: Being an Excellent Person: Virtue Ethics.</p> <p>Chapter 7: Increasing the Good: Utilitarian Ethics.</p> <p>Chapter 8: Doing Your Duty: The Ethics of Principle.</p> <p>Chapter 9: Signing on the Dotted Line: Ethics as Contract.</p> <p>Chapter 10: The Golden Rule: Common Sense Ethics.</p> <p>Chapter 11: Turning Down the Testosterone: Feminist Care Ethics.</p> <p><b>Part IV: Applying Ethics to Real Life.</b></p> <p>Chapter 12: Dealing with Mad Scientists: Biomedical Ethics.</p> <p>Chapter 13: Protecting the Habitat: Environmental Ethics.</p> <p>Chapter 14: Serving the Public: Professional Ethics.</p> <p>Chapter 15: Keeping the Peace: Ethics and Human Rights.</p> <p>Chapter 16: Getting It On: The Ethics of Sex.</p> <p>Chapter 17: Looking Out for the Little Guy: Ethics and Animals.</p> <p><b>Part V: The Part of Tens.</b></p> <p>Chapter 18: Ten Famous Ethicists and Their Theories.</p> <p>Chapter 19: Ten Ethical Dilemmas Likely to Arise in the Future.</p> <p><b>Index.</b></p>

<b>Christopher Panza</b>, PhD, is an associate professor of philosophy at Drury University and coauthor of <i>Existentialism For Dummies</i>. <p><b>Adam Potthast</b>, PhD, is an assistant professor of philosophy at Missouri University of Science and Technology.</p>

<b>Discover the foundations of ethics and how to apply them to your everyday life</b> <p>What's the difference between right and wrong? Do you know John Stuart Mill from Thomas Hobbes? This helpful guide gets you comfortable with the centuries-old study of ethical philosophy quickly and effectively! In plain English, it examines ethical thought, explains the writings and theories of great thinkers, and so much more.</p> <ul> <li> <p>Get a handle — understand the basic issues and questions of ethics, and why you should care about integrating ethics into your own life</p> </li> <li> <p>Dig up the dirt — investigate whether human nature and ethics are related and delve into the connections (and disconnects) between ethics and religion and ethics and science</p> </li> <li> <p>Look behind the curtain — get familiar with the key ethical theories you need to know, such as virtue ethics, Kantian ethics, and utilitarianism</p> </li> <li> <p>Apply, apply, apply — discover the many ways ethics has been applied to the real world, from biomedical ethics to human rights and everything in between</p> </li> <li> <p>Grasp the lingo — learn some basic ethical vocabulary and how ethics relates to culture and opinion</p> </li> </ul> <p>Open the book and find:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Insight into whether humans are naturally good or evil</p> </li> <li> <p>The role of religion and science in ethics</p> </li> <li> <p>Challenges facing ethics</p> </li> <li> <p>The importance of being a virtuous person</p> </li> <li> <p>The ethics of consequences</p> </li> <li> <p>Why the Golden Rule is universal</p> </li> <li> <p>How to apply ethics to real life</p> </li> <li> <p>What the ethics of principle really means</p> </li> <li> <p>Ethical disagreements between individuals and cultures</p> </li> <li> <p>A feminist approach to care ethics</p> </li> </ul> <p>Learn to:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Demystify the ethical writings of Aristotle, Confucius, and other famous philosophers</p> </li> <li> <p>Examine controversial aspects of ethical thought</p> </li> <li> <p>Tackle and understand today's important questions and dilemmas</p> </li> </ul>

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