Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics » (New)

Scott B. Rae (PhD, University of Southern California) is professor of Christian ethics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, La Mirada, California.

Now in its third edition, this foremost college ethics text helps students form a basis for practical, ethical decision making in contemporary culture. Substantial updates and revisions include a new chapter on ethics and economics, online resources for instructors, current case studies, new material on bioethics and stem cell research, and much more.

Acknowledgments 8

Publisher's Preface 9

1 Introduction: Why Study Ethics? 11

2 Christian Ethics 24

3 Ethical Systems and Ways of Moral Reasoning 63

4 Making Ethical Decisions 104

5 Abortion and Embryonic Stem Cell Research 121

6 Reproductive Technologies 155

7 Biotechnology, Genetics, and Human Cloning 191

8 Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia 212

9 Capital Punishment 247

10 Sexual Ethics 270

11 The Morality of War 302

12 Ethics and Economics 329

General Index 363

Scripture Index 371