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Ethics & Moral Philosophy

1The Runaway Trolley and the Surgeon's Dilemma 2The Greatest Good: Bentham's Corpse and Mill's Liberty 3The Categorical Imperative: Kant's Absolute Rules 4Virtue, Character, and the Good Life 5Who Counts? Care Ethics and Moral Boundaries 6Your Data, Their Profit: The Ethics of Surveillance Capitalism 7The Algorithm Is Not Neutral: AI, Bias, and Justice 8Triage, Ventilators, and Who Lives 9What Money Can't Buy: Markets, Morals, and Human Dignity 10The Ethics of Eating 11Just War, Drones, and Distance 12Civil Disobedience: When Breaking the Law Is the Right Thing to Do 13Moral Relativism vs. Universal Rights 14Moral Psychology: Why You're Not as Good as You Think 15Living Ethically: From Theory to Practice 16Case Study: The Genetic Wild West, When DNA Becomes a Corporate Asset 16Case Study: What Ten Days Reveal About War Crimes, Norms Erosion, and the Rules After the Rules Are Gone

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