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Introduction
Hunter Aiken and Calum McCracken
About the Authors
Jenna Woodrow; Hunter Aiken; and Calum McCracken
About This Book
Acknowledgements
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1. The Value of Philosophy
Hunter Aiken
2. Contractarianism
Calum McCracken
3. Moral and Ethical Relativism
4. Utilitarianism
5. Deontological Ethics
6. Virtue Ethics
7. Feminist Care Ethics
8. Moral Agency: Responsibility and Moral Luck
9. Black Lives Matter and Idle No More
10. Intersectionality and Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+
11. A Primer On Thought Experiments
12. What’s in It for Me? On Egoism and Social Contract Theory
13. Moral Relativism and Meta-Ethics
14. Maximizing Morality: The Utilitarian Ethic
15. Kantian Deontology
16. On Virtue Ethics
17. Feminism and Feminist Ethics
18. Letter from the Birmingham City Jail
19. Ethics Bowl Case: Too Close to Home
20. Ethics Bowl Case: Confucius and Politeness Norms
21. Ethics Bowl Case: Is There Really No Accounting for Taste?
22. Ethics Bowl Case: Premium Healthcare
23. Ethics Bowl Case: Progressive Fines
24. Ethics Bowl Case: What is it to Harm Someone? The Sneaky Cheater and Other
25. Ethics Bowl Case: Bad Behaviour in Parliament
26. Ethics Bowl Case: Freedom of Expression in the Legislature
27. Ethics Bowl Case: Do Grades Capture Learning?
28. How to Read Philosophy
29. How to Write in Philosophy
30. How to Cite in Philosophy
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