Applied Ethics: Exploring Ethical Theory in The Medical, Environmental, and Business Fields
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Copyright: 2022
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
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Applied Ethics is a unique text. In the first part, Dr. John Tamilio III examines some of the most influential moral theories within the Western tradition, most notably those proffered by Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, Jeremy Bentham, and John Stuart Mill. He also explores the complex theories that undergird religious ethics, cultural relativism, and a variety of social contract paradigms. As the subtitle indicates, Tamilio also analyzes some of the more controversial and ubiquitous issues in medicine, business, and ecology. This book is ideal for undergraduates who are studying ethics for the first and for those who desire a deeper insight into the role ethics plays in contemporary culture.
Introduction
Chapter 1: Beginning the Ethical Sojourn
PART I: Ethical Theory
Chapter 2: Virtue Ethics
Chapter 3: Kantian Ethics
Chapter 4: Utilitarianism
Chapter 5: Religious Ethics
Chapter 6: Cultural/Ethical Relativism
Chapter 7: The Social Contract
PART II: Applied Ethics
Medical Ethics
Chapter 8: Autonomy, Paternalism, Confidentiality, and the Duty to Warn
Chapter 9: Advanced Directives and the Right to Die
Chapter 10: The Abortion Debate
Environmental Ethics
Chapter 11: The Roots of the Environmentalism Crisis
Chapter 12: Ecosystems, Habitats, Pollution, and Greenhouse Gases
Chapter 13: Animal Liberation
Business Ethics
Chapter 14: The Basics of Business Ethics
Chapter 15: Capitalism and the Rights of Workers
Chapter 16: Business and its Costs in the Digital Age
Chapter 17: Continuing the Ethical Sojourn
Dr. John Tamilio III is a Professor of Philosophy at Salem State University and the Pastor of the Congregational Church of Canton (NACCC). His research interests include ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, post-modernism (mainly deconstruction), and the poetry of T.S. Eliot. His undergraduate degree is from Salem State, and he holds graduate degrees from Northeastern University (M.A.) and Andover Newton Seminary (M.Div.). He earned his Ph.D. at Boston University and conducted post-doctoral work at Harvard University. A professional musician and internationally published scholar and poet, Tamilio lives in the Boston area with his wife, Cindy.