Ethics For Life: 2026 Release ISE

Section I The Study of Ethics

CHAPTER 1 Ethics an Overview

CHAPTER 2 Moral Reasoning

CHAPTER 3 Conscience and Moral Development

Section II Ethical Relativism

CHAPTER 4 Ethical Subjectivism: Morality Is Just a Matter of Personal Feeling

CHAPTER 5 Divine Command Theory and Civil Religion

CHAPTER 6 Cultural Relativism: Is Morality Dependent on Culture?

Section III Morality as Universal

CHAPTER 7 Ethical Egoism: Morality Is Acting in Our Best Self-Interest

CHAPTER 8 Utilitarianism: The Greatest Happiness Principle

CHAPTER 9 Natural Law Theory: Morality Is Part of Rational Nature

CHAPTER 10 Deontology: The Ethics of Duty

CHAPTER 11 Rights Ethics

CHAPTER 12 Virtue Ethics and the Good Life

Afterward: Applying Moral Theory in Real Life

Ethics for Life provides students with an ethics curriculum that has been shown to significantly improve students' ability to make real-life moral decisions. Solidly based in the latest research on the moral development of college students, it provides learners with a broad overview of the major world moral philosophies, as well as case studies based on real-life issues. Ethics for Life examines ethics in a historical and interdisciplinary context, offering a more holistic approach that is designed for meaningful application to students' own lives and challenges.