Basic Ethics

ISBN-13: 9780367638740 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 246 str.

Michael Boylan

Opis

Covers questions raised in thinking about ethical problems, answers offered by moral philosophy, and helps integrate both into student's world and personal life. The 3rd edition better integrates feminist ethics, expands coverage on human rights, and adds a new chapter on the ethics of awareness of current events.

Spis treści

1. Living in a World of Values  2. Personal Worldview and Community Worldview  3. The Ethical Duty to be Knowledgeable about Your World  4. Relativism  5. Egoism  6. Are People Good or Bad?  7. Morality and Religion  8. Feminist Ethics  9. It’s All about Your Intuition: Ethical Intuitionism  10. It’s All about Your Attitude: Ethical Non-Cognitivism  11. It’s All about Freely Made Agreements: Ethical Contractarianism  12. It’s all About Your Character: Virtue Ethics  13. It’s all About the Team: Utilitarianism  14. It’s all About Your Duty: Deontology  15. Human Rights  16. Formulating Your Own Answers