What is morality? How do we define what is right and wrong? How does moral theory help us deal with ethical issues in the world around us? This title covers topics including: life and death issues such as abortion and global poverty; the meaning of life; major moral theories such as Utilitarianism, Kantian Ethics and Virtue Ethics; and, critiques of morality from Marx and Nietzsche.

What is moral thinking? -- Life and Death. -- Death and the meaning of life -- Which lives count? -- How much can morality require us to do for one another? -- Three Starting Points in Moral Theory. -- Utilitarianism -- Kantian ethics -- Aristotelian virtue ethics -- Further Directions for Moral Thinking. -- Ethics and religion -- Morality as contract -- Critiques of morality.