Contents -- Introduction--Clifford G. Christians and John C. Merrill -- Part I The Altruistic Stance: Loyalty to Others -- 1. Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama: Universal Compassion--John C. Merrill -- 2. Jesus: Loving Neighbors--Mary Hulst -- 3. John Stuart Mill: Utilitarianism--Raphael Cohen-Almagor -- 4. Carol Gilligan: Ethics of Care--Lee Wilkins -- 5. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Ethics of Personalism--William Babcock -- 6. Mother Teresa: The Ethics of Sacrifice--Janice Hume -- Part II The Egoistic Stance: Loyalty to Self -- 7. AristotleSelf-Development--Lee Anne Peck -- 8. Friedrich Nietzsche Becoming an Übermensch--Clifford G. Christians -- 9. Machiavelli Pragmatic Realism--John C. Merrill -- 10. Camus: The Rebellious Spirit--David J . Gunkel -- 11. Kautilya of India: Social Egoism--John C. Merrill -- 12. Ayn Rand: Rational Self-Interest--John C. Merrill -- Part III The Autonomy Stance: Loyalty to Freedom -- 13. Henry David Thoreau: Value of Solitude--Stephanie Craft -- 14. John Locke: Natural Rights--Patrick Lee Plaisance -- 15. Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Courage versus Authority--Ronald C. Arnett -- 16. Paulo Freire: Face Saving and Communication--Ronald C. Arnett -- 17. Hannah Arendt: Public as Authority--Maurine Beasley -- Part IV The Leagalist Stance: Loyalty to Authority -- 18. Plato: Elite Norms--Lee Anne Peck -- 19. Muhammad: Honor-Centered Morality--Mohamm ad A. Siddiqi -- 20. Immanuel Kant: Importance of Duty--Lee Anne Peck -- 21. Moses: Deontological Norms--William Babcock -- 22. Thomas Hobbes: The Ethics of Social Order--Stephen J. A. Ward -- Part V The Communitarian Stance: Loyalty to the Community -- 23. Confucius: Ethics of Character--Virginia Whitehouse -- 24. Mohandas Gandhi: Fellowship of Power--Lee Wilkins -- 25. Karl Marx: Transcending Alienation--Jon Bekken -- 26. John Dewey: Democratic Conversation--Lee Wilkins.

27. Jürgen Habermas: Consensus and Citizenship--David S. Allen -- 28. Emmanuel Levinas: Priority of the Other--Ronald C. Arnett -- Contributors -- Index.