Ethics and Society

Deborah Holt, BS, MA

Book Title: Ethics and Society

Subtitle: Ethics and Society

Authors: Deborah Holt, BS, MA

Book Description: This book provides a systemic study of representative ethical concepts and theories and discusses their application to concrete moral dilemmas.

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I. What is an Open Textbook?
1. 1. What is an Open Textbook?
  This material is based on original work by Christina Hendricks, and produced with support from the Rebus Community https://press.rebus.community/intro-to-phil-ethics
II. PHI220 Ethics and Society- Course Goal, Description, Learning Topics & Outcomes
1. 2. Ethics and Society- Course Goal, Description, Learning Topics & Outcomes
  Deborah Holt, BS, MA
III. The Discipline of Ethics
1. 3. The Discipline of Ethics - Content Learning Outcomes
  Deborah Holt, BS, MA
2. 4. Philosophy, Ethics and Thinking
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
3. 5. Ethics: A Discipline Within Philosophy
  This material is based on original work by George Matthews, and produced with support from the Rebus Community https://press.rebus.community/intro-to-phil-ethics
4. 6. Normative Ethics, Metaethics and Applied Ethics: Three Branches of Ethics
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
  1. Normative Ethics, Metaethics and Applied Ethics. What is the difference?
5. 7. Distinguishing Between the Concept of Moral Values & Other Types of Value
  Creators: Adendorff, MikeMason, MarkMondiba, MaropengFaragher, LynetteKunene, ZandileGultig, John https://oerafrica.org/resource/being-teacher-section-six-teachers-values-and-society
6. 8. The Role of Moral Values in Everyday Life: Moral Development
  Educational Psychology. Authored by: Kelvin Seifert and Rosemary Sutton. Located at: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/BookDetail.aspx?bookId=153. License: CC BY: Attribution
7. 9. Ethical Behavior & Moral Values in Everyday Life
  Ethics in Law Enforcement by Steve McCartney and Rick Parent https://opentextbc.ca/ethicsinlawenforcement/
8. 10. What is a Moral (Ethical) Dilemma?
  Deborah Holt, BS, MA
9. 11. The Basics of Ethical Reasoning
  Radford University, Radford University Core Handbook, https://lcubbison.pressbooks.com/
10. 12. Moral Values in Everyday Life: The Moral Dilemma Behind Self-Driving Cars
  Levin, N. (2019). The “Trolley Problem” and Self-Driving Cars: Your Car’s Moral Settings. In N. https://www.ngefarpress.com/
11. 13. Iyad Rahawn/TEDxCambridge What Moral Decisions Should Driverless Cars Make?
  Iyad Rahawn/TEDxCambridge What Moral Decisions Should Driverless Cars Make? https://www.ted.com/talks/iyad_rahwan_what_moral_decisions_should_driverless_cars_make#t-13525
12. 14. "The Discipline of Ethics" Learning Unit - Self-Check - Dialog Cards
  This material is based on original work by George Matthews, and produced with support from the Rebus Community https://press.rebus.community/intro-to-phil-ethics; Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125; Creators: Adendorff, MikeMason, MarkMondiba, MaropengFaragher, LynetteKunene, ZandileGultig, John https://oerafrica.org/resource/being-teacher-section-six-teachers-values-and-society; Deborah Holt, BS, MA; Educational Psychology. Authored by: Kelvin Seifert and Rosemary Sutton. Located at: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/BookDetail.aspx?bookId=153. License: CC BY: Attribution; Ethics in Law Enforcement by Steve McCartney and Rick Parent https://opentextbc.ca/ethicsinlawenforcement/; and Radford University, Radford University Core Handbook, https://lcubbison.pressbooks.com/
IV. Moral Reasoning
1. 15. Moral Reasoning - Content Learning Outcomes
  Deborah Holt, BS, MA
2. 16. What is Logic?
  Knachel, Matthew, "Fundamental Methods of Logic" (2017). Philosophy Faculty Books. 1. http://dc.uwm.edu/phil_facbooks/1
3. 17. What is the Role of Logic in Ethics? - The Inseparability of Logic and Ethics
  John Corcoran 1989. The Inseparability of Logic and Ethics, Free Inquiry, Spring, 37–40. > https://www.academia.edu/9413409/INSEPARABILITY_OF_LOGIC_AND_ETHICS
4. 18. Deductive and Inductive Arguments
  Knachel, Matthew, "Fundamental Methods of Logic" (2017). Philosophy Faculty Books. 1. http://dc.uwm.edu/phil_facbooks/1
5. 19. The Logical Structure of an Argument: Examine the Quality of Deductive & Inductive Arguments
  Radford University, Radford University Core Handbook, https://lcubbison.pressbooks.com/
6. 20. Identifying Fallacious Reasoning
  Radford University, Radford University Core Handbook, https://lcubbison.pressbooks.com/
7. 21. Distinguishing Between Moral & Nonmoral Claims
  Radford University, Radford University Core Handbook, https://lcubbison.pressbooks.com/ and Deborah Holt, BS, MA
8. 22. "Moral Reasoning" Learning Unit - Self-Check
  Deborah Holt, BS, MA
V. Metaethical Theories & Relativism in Ethics
1. 23. Metaethical Theories & Relativism in Ethics - Content Learning Outcomes
  Deborah Holt, BS, MA
2. 24. Metaethical Theories
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
  1. Metaethical Theories
3. 25. What is Cultural Relativism?
  WIKIBOOKS History of Anthropological Theory, Cultural Anthropology/Introduction https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cultural_Anthropology/Introduction
4. 26. Distinguishing Between Ethical Relativism, Subjectivism & Objectivism
  WIKIBOOKS Ethics for IT Professionals/What Is Ethics https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ethics_for_IT_Professionals/What_Is_Ethics#What_is_Ethics,_Morals_and_Laws
5. 27. Relativism and Subjectivism
  This material is based on original work by Paul Rezkalla, and produced with support from the Rebus Community https://press.rebus.community/intro-to-phil-ethics
  1. Aren’t Right and Wrong Just Matters of Opinion? On Moral Relativism and Subjectivism
  2. Paul Rezkalla
6. 28. Ayn Rand's Philosophy of Objectivism
  Jody L Ondich Words of Wisdom: Intro to Philosophy https://mlpp.pressbooks.pub/introphil/
  1. Ayn Rand
VI. Normative Ethics
1. 29. Normative Ethics - Content Learning Outcomes
  Deborah Holt, BS, MA
2. 30. Utilitarianism
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
  1. Utilitarianism
3. 31. Utilitarianism: Strengths & Weaknesses
  Noah Levin ( B.M. Wooldridge) Introduction to Ethics (Levin et al.) https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Philosophy/Book_Introduction_to_Ethics_(Levin_et_al.)
  1. Utilitarianism: Strengths & Weaknesses B.M. Wooldridge
4. 32. Deontology - Kantian Ethics
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
  1. Kantian Ethics
5. 33. Deontology: Strengths & Weaknesses
  Radford University, Radford University Core Handbook, https://lcubbison.pressbooks.com/
6. 34. Aristotelian Virtue Ethics
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
  1. Aristotelian Virtue Ethics
7. 35. Virtue Ethics: Strengths & Weaknesses
  Radford University, Radford University Core Handbook, https://lcubbison.pressbooks.com/
8. 36. Fletcher’s Situation Ethics
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
  1. Fletcher’s Situation Ethics
9. 37. Aquinas’s Natural Law Theory
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
  1. Aquinas’s Natural Law Theory
VII. Applied Ethics
1. 38. Applied Ethics - Content Learning Outcomes
  Deborah Holt, BS, MA
2. 39. Guiding Questions to Ask for the Application of Utilitarianism, Deontology & Virtue Ethics to Real Life
  Radford University, Radford University Core Handbook, https://lcubbison.pressbooks.com/
3. 40. Conscience
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
  1. Conscience
4. 41. Stealing
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
  1. Stealing
5. 42. Telling Lies
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
  1. Telling Lies
6. 43. Euthanasia
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
  1. Euthanasia
7. 44. Simulated Killing
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
  1. Simulated Killing
8. 45. Business Ethics
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
  1. Business Ethics
9. 46. Eating Animals
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
  1. Eating Animals
10. 47. Application of Ethical Theory Assignment
  Deborah Holt, BS, MA and Paul Knoepfler TEDxVienna The Ethical Dilemma of Designer Babies https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_knoepfler_the_ethical_dilemma_of_designer_babies
VIII. Glossary & Suggested Discussion Forum Questions
1. 48. Glossary
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125
  1. Glossary
2. 49. Suggested Course Discussion Forum Questions on Ethical Theories, Concepts & Applied Ethics Scenarios
  Mark Dimmock and Andrew Fisher, Ethics for A-Level. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2017, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0125

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Book Description

This book provides a systemic study of representative ethical concepts and theories and discusses their application to concrete moral dilemmas.

Authors

Deborah Holt, BS, MA

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Subject

Ethics and moral philosophy

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Title: Ethics and Society
Authors: Deborah Holt, BS, MA
Illustrator: Image by rdaconnect from Pixabay
Primary Subject: Ethics and moral philosophy
Additional Subject(s): Philosophy, Educational: Humanities and social sciences, general, Topics in philosophy
Publisher: Pressbooks/VIVA Open Publishing
Publication Date: October 30, 2020