"Applied to several of morality's practical matters, Spurgin presents a conception of moral liberalism and argues that it is the best approach to practical morality in a plural society"--.

• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part I: Moral Liberalism
  • 1 Liberalism as a Moral, Not Just a Political, Doctrine
  • 2 Moral Liberalism’s Basic Commitments
  • 3 Practical Morality and Plural Societies
  • 4 Moral Liberalism’s Broad Applicability
• Part II: Liberty of Internal States
  • 5 General Arguments Regarding the Liberty of Internal States
  • 6 The Moral Liberty of Fantasies
  • 7 Why Schadenfreude Is Morally Permissible
  • 8 Harmful Sports
• Part III: Liberty of External Acts
  • 9 General Arguments Regarding the Liberty of External Acts
  • 10 Role Model Status and Obligations
  • 11 African American Athletes’ and Celebrities’ Use of the N-Word
  • 12 Punishment by Nongovernmental Institutions
• Part IV: Obligations and Undue Burdens
  • 13 General Arguments Regarding Obligations and Undue Burdens
  • 14 Social Media Users’ Duty to Self-Censor
  • 15 Harmful Sports Revisited
  • 16 Obligations and Nongovernmental Institutions
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author