Thoroughly optimistic, A 21st Century Ethical Toolbox, Third Edition, invites students to approach ethical issues with a reconstructive intent--to make room for more and better options than the rigid "pro" and "con" positions that have developed around tough problems like abortion and environmental ethics. Employing an accessible, consistently engaging writing style, Anthony Weston covers the skills that are vital to making real progress in ethics, including critical thinking, creative problem-solving, moral vision, genuine dialogue, and many more. Provocative selections from a wide range of philosophers, essayists, community activists, and students are interwoven with Weston's own discussions. The text is enhanced by extensive "Exercises and Notes" sections at the end of each chapter, new "Using Your Tools" sections after every two chapters, and a detailed guide for teachers as an appendix. Join instructors and students around the country who are using the experiential and applied activities inspired by this "toolbox" of skills to design interactive and collaborative ethics courses.

Ethics as a Learning Experience -- Ethics-Avoidance Disorders -- Ethics and Religion -- \Taking Values Seriously -- The Ethics of the Person -- The Ethics of Happiness -- The Ethics of Virtue -- The Ethics of Relationship -- Critical Thinking -- Judging Like Cases Alike -- Dialogue -- When Values Clash -- Creative Problem-Solving -- Reframing Problems -- Moral Vision -- Response-ability -- Making a Difference -- The Future of Ethics.