From the Book - First edition.
Part One. Confronting the unreliable provenance of morals
Wherein I begin with the definition of the word
According to a convicted murderer, it has to do with character
A neuroscientist explains the evolutionary origins of morality
A brief history of mankind's attempts to rein in bad behavior
Part Two. Morality's scorecard
The editor of the Financial Times provides a cost-benefit analysis of principles
Instructions on how not to cheat
Pros and cons of doing the right thing
The law: tools of control, or instruments of enlightenment?
The political function of ethics
Part Three. Sex as moral provocateur
Monogamy (not so much anymore)
Testosterone: morality's enemy, as well as its hero
Immoral women: or just those having a better time?
Part Four. Taking the bother out of morality
Celebrities as standard-bearers
The web wonders what's so great about the truth
Ethically sanitized warfare
Part Five. The future, or something like it
The moral vagaries of making babies
Mapping a post-gay culture
Is it progress if we barter with ethics?
Programming morality in robots (they'll show us how)
So who, exactly, gets to set the new rules?
Wherein I conclude by looking forward.
