Table of Contents

Chapter 1 An Introduction To Moral Theory Chapter 2 Divine Command Theory Chapter 3 Moral Relativism Chapter 4 Natural Law Theory Chapter 5 Classical Utilitarianism Chapter 6 Contemporary Utilitarianism Chapter 7 Kant's Moral Theory Chapter 8 Moral Pluralism Chapter 9 Virtue Ethics Chapter 10 Moral Particularism Chapter 11 Conclusion Chapter 12 Appendix: Standards for Evaluating Moral Theories Chapter 13 Glossary Chapter 14 References Chapter 15 Index

About the Author

Mark Timmons is professor of philosophy at the University of Memphis and author of Morality without Foundations (Oxford, 1999). He has published extensively in the areas of ethics and moral theory.

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"It is hard to imagine how anyone could write a better survey of normative moral theory than does Mark Timmons in Moral Theory: An Introduction." - Brad Hooker, University of Reading