Ethics : discovering right and wrong / Louis P. Pojman.
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SoundPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, 2005.Edition: 5th edDescription: xii, 276 p. ill. ; 24 cmSubject(s): DDC classification: - 170
- BJ 1012 P759e 2005
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Originally published: Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2006. 5th ed.
Includes bibliographical references.
What is ethics? -- Ethical relativism, who's to judge what's right and wrong? -- The case for moral objectivism -- Value, the quest for the good -- Egoism, self-interest, and altruism -- Utilitarianism -- Kantian and Deontological systems -- Virtue-based ethical systems -- Why should I be moral? -- Religion and ethics -- Fact-value problem, metaethics in the twentieth century -- Moral realism and the challenge of skepticism -- A concluding reflection, minimal morality, virtue ethics, and the development of character -- Appendixes: An analysis of the modified divine command theory; How to read and write a philosophy paper -- Glossary.
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[This book] is a ... textual overview of the fundamental objectives and outlooks of ethical theory. Concise yet comprehensive, this text draws on many examples from classical and contemporary sources. [The book] challenges students to develop their own moral theories and ... to reason through ethical problems for themselves. -http://www.wadsworth.com.
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