Taking Ethics Seriously

Index

A

Abortion, 12, 92

in natural law theory, 107

Abu Ghraib prison. See Torture, in Abu Ghraib prison

Accounting

code of ethics, 124

fraud, 73

Action

as based on reasons, 32, 81, 83–85

as conditional, 91

distinguished from behavior, 29, 32, 108

free, 108

identifying reasons for, 36–37, 63–64, 68

on impulse, 32, 87

out of habit, 32, 86, 212

reasons for vs. motivation for, 64, 78–79

scope, incorrect identification of, 63–64

scope of, 37, 47, 67

Action plan, 91

joint, 93–95

Active vs. passive euthanasia, 202, 204

Activism, 120

Addictive substances, 56

Adi Shankara, 23

Advertising

celebrity endorsement, 123–125

code of ethics, 123

deceptive, 122–124

manipulative, 132

pharmaceuticals, 131–134

potential violation of autonomy, 133

as psychological ...