Moral Moments

Joel Marks is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Haven, Connecticut.

• Chapter 1 Preliminaries; Introduction; Dedication to a Colleague; Dedication to My StudentsPart 2 EVASIONS:Chapter 3 Last ClassChapter 4 Ethics on the ScalesChapter 5 "That's Just your Opinion"Chapter 6 "Says Who?"Chapter 7 It's Legal, But Is It Ethical?Chapter 8 Privatizing EthicsChapter 9 "I Don't Want to Argue!"Chapter 10 A Bump on the HeadChapter 11 Moral MagicChapter 12 The Eye of the BeholderChapter 13 Ethicist, Heal ThyselfPart 14 THEORIES:Chapter 15 IsaacChapter 16 The Consequentialist Continuum, Part 1Chapter 17 Let Us Boldly Go: The Consequentialist Continuum, Part 2Chapter 18 Moral Identity: The Consequentialist Continuum, Part 3Chapter 19 Ersatz Ethics: The Consequentialist Continuum, Part 4Chapter 20 "Ought" Implies KantChapter 21 "Heil Schicklgruber"?Chapter 22 Zen AwarenessChapter 23 The Kitchen SinkPart 24 STANDS:Chapter 25 Off the Hook?Chapter 26 Guns and JobsChapter 27 A Cock and Bull ArgumentChapter 28 Why Cheating is WrongChapter 29 Why Are We Here?Part 30 HAZARDS:Chapter 31 Occupational Hazards of an EthicistChapter 32 Sitting While StandingChapter 33 EgoChapter 34 Honest to a FaultChapter 35 TeddiChapter 36 Acknowledgements; Index

I read the entire manuscript with a smile, all in one sitting while my dinner was in the oven, hoping it would not burn before I got to the end. Marks' experience will appeal to philosophers, his examples and informal tone, to students, and his eloquence to all who love language and a well-turned phrase.