Making Moral Decisions: An Existential Analysis [Paperback]

I Morals and Ethics.- Life and Moral Problems.- Moral Decisions.- Statements About Moral Decisions.- Morals and Ethics.- Objectives of Ethical Reflection.- Moral and Nonmoral Decisions.- Moral Situations and Ethical Reflections.- Types of Ethical Questions.- Ethics and Philosophy.- II The Moral Situation.- An Example of a Moral Situation.- Logical vs. Factual Alternatives.- Choice and Decision.- The Logic of Decision.- Nature of the First Premise.- Nature of the Conclusion.- Factual Nature of the Second Premise.- Role of Factual Considerations.- Motives and Morals.- Summary.- III Moral Principles.- The Forms of Moral Principles.- Nonmoral Commands and Obligations.- Moral Principles as Moral Obligations.- The Unconditional Nature of the Moral Principle.- Moral Principles and Legal Principles.- The Logical Subject of Moral Principles.- Moral Principles Timeless.- Moral Principles and Laws of Nature.- Tests of Proposed Moral Principles.- Moral Principles as Universal Premises.- Moral Principles as Moral Justification.- Summary.- IV Moral Principles: Hedonism.- The Appeal to Happiness.- Justification by Consequences.- The Hedonistic Principle.- Empirical Questions.- Modification of the Hedonistic Principle.- The Relation of Happiness to Acts.- Egoistic Dilemmas.- Some Difficulties of the Hedonistic Calculus.- Are Consequences Within the Power of Men?.- What is Happiness?.- Transition to Universalistic Hedonism.- Difficulties of the Hedonistic Calculus.- The Utilitarian Definition: Happiness = Pleasure Plus Absence of Pain.- The Utilitarian Dimensions of Happiness.- The Validity of Utilitarianism as a Principle.- V Theological Morals.- The Appeal to God???s Will.- God???s Will Not a Cause.- The Meaning of ???Gods Will???.- ???God Wills??? as ???God Approves???.- ???God Wills??? as ???God Purposes???.- Meanings of the Principle.- Application of the Principle.- The Bible as Source of God???s Will.- World Reveals God???s Will.- The Christian Interpretation.- VI The Principll±