Includes index

Ethic rooted in deep caring -- Being good, doing good -- Our worldview and why it matters -- Good, the bad, the ugly, and the indifferent -- Hoarding, harming: betraying ourselves and our circle of caring -- Hating: evil in action.

"We live in a world where children so often are given the message that the ends justify the means; where harmful, even violent behavior-in families, in communities, and around the world-goes unnoticed, unmitigated, and often unrepented; where children's ethical education can come from a T-shirt slogan or bumper sticker, an Internet site, or the evening news; where rigid moral absolutism or moral relativism has replaced true ethical thinking. In a world such as ours, Just Because It's Not Wrong Doesn't Make It Right is an essential tool"