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Ethics  : principles and analysis of contemporary moral problems (a college textbook)

Padilla, Reynaldo A.

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    Includes bibliographical reference
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    • The science of ethics; Ethics is a natural science -- Ethics is a practical science -- Ethics is not a physical science -- Definition and purpose of ethics ; The material and formal object of ethics; Material object -- Formal object -- Ethical conclusions -- Relationship with divine revelation ; Ethics and other science dealing with man; Biological science -- Anthropology -- Sociology -- Psychology -- Logic -- Jurisprudence ; Ethics and moral theology ; Sources of moral theology -- Difference between ethics and morals ; Division of ethics ; General ethics -- Special ethics ; Basis of ethics; Approaches to the study of morality; Scientific or descriptive approach -- Philosophical approach; The norm of morality; Norms are purely internal -- Norms based on current opinions and customs -- Norm of expediency -- Norm of "preference"-- situation ethics -- Evaluation ; Human act and act of man; Elements determining morality; The act itself -- Purpose -- Circumstances ; Principles for judging morality; Conditions affecting morality; Ignorance -- Fear -- Concupiscence -- Other factors affecting the voluntary nature of human actions; Cautions regarding moral judgement ; Occasion of sin ; Law and conscience; Natural law; History of the natural law doctrine; Greeks -- Romans -- Christianity ; Other concepts relating to the natural law; properties of the natural law -- The ten commandments -- Classification of concepts of the natural law -- The natural law and happiness; Positive law ; Conscience; The meaning of the word "conscience" -- Types of conscience -- Obligations relatives conscience; Abortion; Definition of terms -- Some historical observations -- General statement of the abortion problem -- When does human life begin? -- Arguments for abortion; The more moderate positions on abortion; An unsolvable conflict of absolute -- The problem of when life begins - a synthesis ; Definition of term; Euthanasia -- Allowing someone to die -- Mercy death -- Mercy killing -- Brain death, or irreversible coma ; Allowing someone to die; Arguments against allowing someone to die -- Arguments for allowing someone to die ; Mercy death; Arguments against mercy death -- Argument for mercy death; Mercy killing ; Arguments against mercy killing -- Arguments for mercy killing ; The hospice approach to care for the dying; Comforting and caring for patients -- A team approach -- Pain and symptom control -- Outpatient and home care -- Humanized inpatient care -- bereavement counseling and assistance; Human sexuality; Preliminary consideration; Premarital sex; Homosexuality; Adultery; Masturbation ; Pornography; Prostitution; Ecological and ethics; preliminary considerations;nature and morality; Environmental ethical issues; Waste and destruction of natural resources -- Exploiting , misusing , and polluting the environments; Our attitude toward nature and what lies behind it; Platonic dualism -- The judeo-Christianity teaching -- The rise of science and scientific progress -- Industrialization -- Encroachment of nature by civilization; Arguments for use and exploration of the nature environment ; Dominion-over-nature arguments -- Human reasoning vs. nature as blind and nonreasoning --Civilization more important than nature -- Moral right and obligation; Argument against the use and exploitation of nature ; Monistics wholism vs. dominion and domination -- Reasoning should not separate human from nature -- Civilization vs. nature; Moderate position; War and peace : Ethical , historical and religious perspective; Historical views of peace -- Eastern concepts -- Judeo-Christianity concepts ; Positive versus negative peace; Achieving positive peace ; Ethical perspective -- War and general ethics -- Presumption against war ; Religious perspectives -- Judeo-Christianity -- Islamism, Hinduism, and Buddhism -- Christianity ;' Jus ad Bellum and jus in bello -- Criteria for jus and bello -- In bello restraints ; Personal transformation -- Motivating factors in personal transformation -- The efficacy of personal action.
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