ch. 1. What motives people to behave ethically? -- 1. Belief in God motivates people to behave ethically / Lewis B. Smedes -- 2. Biology motivates people to behave ethically / Donald W. Murphy -- 3. Society contributes to ethical behavior / Randy Cohen -- 4. People behave ethically because they reason / Gregory D. Foster -- 5. Schools can teach children to behave ethically / Steve Johnson, interviewed by Kirk O. Hanson --
ch. 2. Why should people behave ethically? -- 1. People should behave ethically to preserve the environment / John McConnell -- 2. People should behave morally to do God's will / Sidney Callahan -- 3. People should behave ethically for the good of future generations / Federico Mayor Zaragoza -- 4. Government employees must behave ethically to preserve democracy / Stuart C. Gilman -- 5. Adults should behave morally to be good role models for children / Lawrence Kelemen --
ch. 3. Are modern biomedical practices ethical? -- 1. Embryonic stem cell research is ethical / Michael D. West -- 2. Embryonic stem cell research is unethical / M.D. Harmon -- 3. Euthanasia is unethical / Edward J. Richard -- 4. Euthanasia is ethical / John Shelby Spong -- 5. Cloning in immoral / Brain Caulfield -- 6. Cloning is moral / Gregory Stock --
ch. 4. Are American corporations ethical? -- 1. Corporations must focus on improving business ethics / Andrew E. Reisman -- 2. Corporations must focus on profits / The Economist -- 3. Wal-Mart benefits Americans / Karen De Coster -- 4. Wal-Mart harms Americans / George Miller -- 5. Television networks are responsible for offensive TV shows / Dan K. Thomasson -- 6. Consumers are responsible for offensive TV shows / James L. Gattuso -- 7. The liberal media distort the news / John Leo -- 8. The media do not have a liberal bias / Eric Alterman.