Contents

1. Introduction

2. About the Editors

   1. About the Editors

3. Acknowledgements

   1. The Open Press
   2. Land Acknowledgement
   3. Resource Development Team 2024
   4. Kukstsélp. Thank you.

4. Accessibility

5. OER Adoption Form

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

   1. How to Read Philosophy

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Editor’s Notes
      3. Understanding
      4. Evaluation

   2. How to Write in Philosophy

      1. Table of Contents
      2. How to Plan Your Philosophy Paper
      3. Editor’s Notes
      4. How to Write Your Philosophy Paper
      5. Editor’s Notes

   3. How to Cite in Philosophy

      Hunter Aiken

      1. Chicago Style Tutorial

   4. A Primer On Thought Experiments

      Hunter Aiken

      1. Table of Contents
      2. What is a Thought Experiment?
      3. When and How to Use a Thought Experiment
      4. A Final Word on Thought Experiments
      5. How to Cite This Page
7. II. Readings

   1. Chapter 1. The Value of Philosophy

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Editor’s Notes
      3. 1. Bertrand Russell — “On the Value of Philosophy”
      4. a. Classic Edition
      5. b. Contemporary Language Edition
      6. 2. Louise Antony – “Good minus God”
      7. Discussion Questions
      8. Thought Experiments
      9. Further Reading
      10. Bibliography
      11. How to Cite This Page

   2. Chapter 2: Social Contract Theory

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Editor’s Notes
      3. 1. Thomas Hobbes — “The Leviathan”
      4. a. Classic Edition
      5. b. Contemporary Language Edition
      6. 2. Carole Pateman — “The Problem of Political Obligation”
      7. 3. Further Reading: Ya-Yun (Sherry) Kao — “What’s in it for Me? On Egoism and Social Contract Theory”
      8. Table of Contents
      9. Editor’s Notes
      10. Psychological Egoism
      11. Ethical Egoism
      12. Social Contract Theory
      13. Conclusion
      14. Bibliography
      15. Discussion Questions
      16. Thought Experiments
      17. Bibliography
      18. How to Cite This Page

   3. Chapter 3: Moral Relativism

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Editor’s Notes
      3. 1. Herodotus — “Custom is King”
      4. a. Classic Edition
      5. b. Contemporary Language Edition
      6. 2. Ruth Benedict — “Defending Moral Relativism”
      7. a. Classic Edition
      8. b. Contemporary Language Edition
      9. 3. Dale Turner – “On the Idea of Reconciliation in Contemporary Aboriginal Politics”
      10. 4. Further Reading: Paul Rezkalla — “Aren’t Right and Wring Just Matters of Opinion?”
      11. Table of Contents
      12. Editor’s Notes
      13. Three Kinds of Relativism
      14. Common Objections to Moral Relativism
      15. Conclusion
      16. Further Reading
      17. Bibliography
      18. Discussion Questions
      19. Thought Experiments
      20. Further Reading
      21. Bibliography
      22. How to Cite This Page

   4. Chapter 4: Deontology — Duty and Moral Law

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Editor’s Notes
      3. 1. Immanuel Kant — “Duty Ethics”
      4. a. Classic Edition
      5. b. Contemporary Language Edition
      6. 2. Onora O’Neill — “Kantian Approaches to Some Famine Problems”
      7. 3. Further Reading: Joseph Kranak — “Kantian Deontology”
      8. Table of Contents
      9. Editor’s Notes
      10. Deontology
      11. The First Formulation of the Categorical Imperative
      12. Problems With the First Formulation
      13. Good Will
      14. The Second Formulation of the Categorical Imperative
      15. Problems With the Second Formulation
      16. The Third Formulation of the Categorical Imperative
      17. Conclusion
      18. Bibliography
      19. Links to the Material
      20. Discussion Questions
      21. Thought Experiments
      22. Further Reading
      23. Bibliography
      24. How to Cite This Page
      25. Attribution

   5. Chapter 5: Utilitarianism — The Greatest Good

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Editor’s Notes
      3. 1. Jeremy Bentham — “Utilitarianism”
      4. a. Classic Edition
      5. b. Contemporary Language Edition
      6. 2. Ursula K. Le Guin — “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”
      7. 3. John Stuart Mill — “Utilitarianism Refined”
      8. a. Classic Edition
      9. b. Contemporary Language Edition
      10. 4. Further Reading: Frank Aragbonfoh Abumere — “Utilitarianism”
      11. Table of Contents
      12. Editor’s Notes
      13. What is Utilitarianism?
      14. Some Varieties (Or Types) of Utilitarianism
      15. Is Utilitarianism Persuasive and Reasonable?
      16. Conclusion
      17. Bibliography
      18. Further Reading
      19. Discussion Questions
      20. Thought Experiment
      21. Further Reading
      22. Bibliography
      23. How to Cite This Page

   6. Chapter 6: Virtue Ethics — Being a Good Person

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Editor’s Notes
      3. 1. Aristotle — “Virtue Ethics”
      4. a. Classic Edition
      5. b. Contemporary Language Edition
      6. 2. Robin Wall Kimmerer – “The Honorable Harvest”
      7. 3. Further Reading: Douglas Giles — “How Can I Be a Better Person? On Virtue Ethics”
      8. Table of Contents
      9. Editor’s Notes
      10. What is Virtue Ethics?
      11. Aristotle on Excellence and Flourishing
      12. Thomas Aquinas on Virtue
      13. Buddhist Virtue Ethics
      14. Chinese Virtue Ethics
      15. Objections to Virtue Ethics
      16. Bibliography
      17. Further Reading
      18. Discussion Questions
      19. Thought Experiments
      20. Further Reading
      21. Bibliography
      22. How to Cite This Page

   7. Chapter 7: Feminist Ethics — Voices, Power, and Care

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Editor’s Notes
      3. Links to the Material
      4. 1. Alison M. Jaggar — “Feminist Ethics”
      5. 2. Virginia Held — “The Ethics of Care”
      6. 3. Nel Noddings — “The One Caring”
      7. 3. Further Reading: Kathryn MacKay — “Feminism and Feminist Ethics”
      8. Table of Contents
      9. Editor’s Notes
      10. The Ethics of Care
      11. Relational Theory
      12. Conclusion
      13. Bibliography
      14. Further Reading
      15. Discussion Questions
      16. Thought Experiments
      17. Further Reading
      18. Bibliography
      19. How to Cite This Page

   8. Chapter 8: Why Be Moral?

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Editor’s Notes
      3. 1. Plato — “The Ring of Gyges”
      4. a. Classic Edition
      5. b. Contemporary Language Edition
      6. 2. Sarah Hrdy — “Apes on a Plane”
      7. 3. Further Reading: Michael Klenk — “Evolutionary Ethics”
      8. Discussion Questions
      9. Bibliography
      10. How to Cite This Page

   9. Chapter 9: Responsibility and Moral Luck

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Editor’s Notes
      3. Links to the Material
      4. 1. Thomas Nagel — “Moral Luck”
      5. 2. Margaret Urban Walker — “Moral Luck and the Virtues of Impure Agency”
      6. 3. Marilyn Friedman — “Feminist Virtue Ethics, Happiness, and Moral Luck”
      7. 4. Further Reading: TBD
      8. Discussion Questions
      9. Thought Experiments
      10. Further Reading
      11. Bibliography
      12. How to Cite This Page

   10. Chapter 10: Racism, Justice and Privilege

       1. Table of Contents
       2. Editor’s Notes
       3. 1. Michelle Alexander — “The Color of Justice”
       4. 2. Charles R. Lawrence III — “The Id, the Ego, and Equal Protection”
       5. 3. W. E. B. Du Bois — “Of Our Spiritual Strivings”
       6. a. Classic Edition
       7. b. Contemporary Language Edition
       8. 4. Charles Mills — “The Racial Contract”
       9. 5. Further Reading: Martin Luther King Jr. — “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
       10. Table of Contents
       11. Editor’s Notes
       12. Letter from the Birmingham City Jail
       13. Links to the Material
       14. Discussion Questions
       15. Thought Experiments
       16. Further Reading
       17. Bibliography
       18. How to Cite this Page

   11. Chapter 11: Colonial Violence and Intersectional Ethics

       1. Table of Contents
       2. Editor’s Notes
       3. 1. National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls — “Reclaiming Power and Place”
       4. 2. Kimberlé Crenshaw — “Intersectionality”
       5. 3. Peggy McIntosh — “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”
       6. 4. Further Reading: Gina Crosley-Corcoran — “Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person”
       7. Links to the Material
       8. Discussion Questions
       9. Thought Experiments
       10. Further Reading
       11. Bibliography
       12. How to Cite This Page
8. III. Ethics Bowl Case Studies

   1. Ethics Bowl Case: Too Close to Home

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Too Close to Home
      3. Discussion Questions
      4. Further Reading
      5. Bibliography

   2. Ethics Bowl Case: Confucius and Politeness Norms

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Confucius and Politeness Norms
      3. Discussion Questions
      4. Further Reading
      5. Bibliography

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

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Is There Really No Accounting for Taste?
      3. Discussion Questions
      4. Further Reading
      5. Bibliography

   4. Ethics Bowl Case: Premium Healthcare

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Premium Healthcare
      3. Discussion Questions
      4. Further Reading
      5. Bibliography

   5. Ethics Bowl Case: Progressive Fines

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Progressive Fines
      3. Discussion Questions
      4. Further Reading
      5. Bibliography

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

      1. Table of Contents
      2. What is it to Harm Someone? The Sneaky Cheater and Other Considerations
      3. Discussion Questions
      4. Further Reading
      5. Bibliography

   7. Ethics Bowl Case: Bad Behaviour in Parliament

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Bad Behaviour in Parliament
      3. Discussion Questions
      4. Further Reading
      5. Bibliography

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

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Freedom of Expression in the Legislature
      3. Discussion Questions
      4. Further Reading
      5. Bibliography

   9. Ethics Bowl Case: Do Grades Capture Learning?

      1. Table of Contents
      2. Do Grades Capture Learning?
      3. Discussion Questions
      4. Further Reading
      5. Bibliography
9. IV. test Jessica

   1. 1. chapter test

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