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Introduction to Ethics: Thinking Through a Moral Life

Contents

  1. Introduction

  2. About the Authors

    Jenna Woodrow; Hunter Aiken; and Calum McCracken

  3. Acknowledgements

  4. Accessibility

  5. OER Adoption Form

  6. I. How to Read, Write, and Cite in Philosophy
    1. How to Read Philosophy

    2. How to Write in Philosophy

    3. How to Cite in Philosophy

      Hunter Aiken

    4. A Primer On Thought Experiments

      Hunter Aiken

  7. II. Readings
    1. The Value of Philosophy

    2. Contractarianism

    3. Moral and Ethical Relativism

    4. Deontological Ethics

    5. Utilitarianism

    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+

  8. III. Ethics Bowl Case Studies
    1. Ethics Bowl Case: Too Close to Home

    2. Ethics Bowl Case: Confucius and Politeness Norms

    3. Ethics Bowl Case: Is There Really No Accounting for Taste?

    4. Ethics Bowl Case: Premium Healthcare

    5. Ethics Bowl Case: Progressive Fines

    6. Ethics Bowl Case: What is it to Harm Someone? The Sneaky Cheater and Other

    7. Ethics Bowl Case: Bad Behaviour in Parliament

    8. Ethics Bowl Case: Freedom of Expression in the Legislature

    9. Ethics Bowl Case: Do Grades Capture Learning?

  9. IV. Further Reading
    1. What’s in It for Me? On Egoism and Social Contract Theory

    2. Moral Relativism and Meta-Ethics

    3. Maximizing Morality: The Utilitarian Ethic

    4. Kantian Deontology

    5. On Virtue Ethics

    6. Feminism and Feminist Ethics

    7. Letter from the Birmingham City Jail

  10. Version History

  11. TRU Open Education Resource Error Form

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