Making Moral Decisions: An Existential Analysis

Front Matter....Pages I-X
Morals and Ethics....Pages 1-10
The Moral Situation....Pages 11-20
Moral Principles....Pages 21-33
Moral Principles: Hedonism....Pages 34-50
Theological Morals....Pages 51-61
The Principle of Duty....Pages 62-74
Self Principles....Pages 75-88
Societal Principles....Pages 89-101
Survival Principles....Pages 102-114
Opportunistic Principles....Pages 115-125
Ends and Means....Pages 126-137
Judging the Act....Pages 138-148
Judging the Ends-The Good....Pages 149-160
Motives and Consequences....Pages 161-175
Judging the Person....Pages 176-189
Justifying Moral Principles....Pages 190-202
Nature of Moral Statements....Pages 203-216
Moral Disagreements and Their Resolution....Pages 217-230
Freedom and Responsibility....Pages 231-243
An Example of Making Moral Decisions: Euthanasia....Pages 244-255
Man, Morals and the State....Pages 256-267
Temptation and Struggle — Conclusion....Pages 268-277
Back Matter....Pages 278-279