Philosophical Ethics

Philosophical Ethics

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  • Author: Tom L. Beauchamp
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 422

This accessible overview of classical and modern moral theory with short readings provides comprehensive coverage of ethics and unique coverage of rights, justice, liberty and law. Real-life cases introduce each chapter. While the book's content is theoretical rather than applied ethics, Beauchamp consistently applies the theories to practical moral problems. Aristotle, Hume, Kant, and Mill are at the book's core and they are placed in the context of moral philosophical controversies of the last 30 years. In this edition one-third of the reading selections are new and all the selections in chapter 8 on rights are new. Chapter 7 on Hume has been heavily reshaped. Chapter 1 has been reduced to get students past introductory material and into the philosophers.


An Introduction to Moral Philosophy

An Introduction to Moral Philosophy

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  • Author: Wolff, Jonathan
  • Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
  • ISBN: 0393428176
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 9

From respected philosopher and writer Jonathan Wolff, this brief introduction to ethics stimulates independent thought, emphasizes real-world examples, and provides clear and engaging introductions to key moral theories and the thinkers behind them. The new Second Edition offers expanded coverage of moral reasoning, as well as two thoughtful and contemporary new chapters on applying moral philosophy and the ethics of race. A companion primary source collection, Readings in Moral Philosophy, amplifies issues discussed in the text, connecting them to problems in applied ethics.


The Elements of Moral Philosophy

The Elements of Moral Philosophy

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  • Author: James Rachels
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9780877224051
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 169

Socrates said that moral philosophy deals with 'no small matter, but how we ought to live'. Beginning with a minimum conception of what morality is, the author offers discussions of the most important ethical theories. He includes treatments of such topics as cultural relativism, ethical subjectivism, psychological egoism, and ethical egoism.


Moral Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction

Moral Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction

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  • Author: Daniel R. DeNicola
  • Publisher: Broadview Press
  • ISBN: 1460406605
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 330

Moral Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction is a compact yet comprehensive book offering an explication and critique of the major theories that have shaped philosophical ethics. Engaging with both historical and contemporary figures, this book explores the scope, limits, and requirements of morality. DeNicola traces our various attempts to ground morality: in nature, in religion, in culture, in social contracts, and in aspects of the human person such as reason, emotions, caring, and intuition.


Moral Philosophy

Moral Philosophy

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  • Author: Gerald Jones
  • Publisher: Hodder Arnold
  • ISBN: 9780340888056
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 250

An accessible, student-centred guide to the key ideas in moral philosophy. Suitable for both A Level and undergraduate study. This book provides an accessible, readable, student-centred guide to moral philosophy. Through lucid explanation, careful use of modern examples and engaging activities it leads students towards deeper understanding of all the key issues in the study of ethics. Key features include: - a clear overview of the key ideas in moral philosophy, including detailed examination of the prescribed areas of study: meta-ethics, prescriptive ethics and applied ethics - application of those ideas to the contemporary issues of abortion, euthanasia and animal rights - imaginative tasks and activities to stimulate thought and explore ethical ideas in an engaging and motivating way - key quotes from the significant writers, and interesting examples of ethical debate in film and literature - a critical analysis of the various ethical theories - end-of-chapter key point summaries covering what readers need to know to answer exam questions on moral philosophy and ethics - an extensive glossary of key words and ideas - thorough referencing to enable students to follow up key ideas and quotes in independent study.


Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy

Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy

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  • Author: John Rawls
  • Publisher: Harvard University Press
  • ISBN: 0674042565
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 497

Constantly revised and refined over three decades, Rawls's lectures on various historical figures reflect his developing and changing views on the history of liberalism and democracy. With its careful analyses of the doctrine of the social contract, utilitarianism, and socialism, this volume has a critical place in the traditions it expounds.


Moral Philosophy: A Reader

Moral Philosophy: A Reader

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  • Author: Louis P. Pojman
  • Publisher: Hackett Publishing
  • ISBN: 1603845038
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 491

This collection of classic and contemporary readings in ethics presents sharp, competing views on a wide range of fundamentally important topics: moral relativism and objectivism, ethical egoism, value theory, utilitarianism, deontological ethics, virtue ethics, ethics and religion, and applied ethics. The Fourth Edition dramatically increases the volume’s utility by expanding and updating the selections and introductions while retaining the structure that has made previous editions so successful.


The Questions of Moral Philosophy

The Questions of Moral Philosophy

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  • Author: Michael Shenefelt
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Ethical problems
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 188

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Methodology and Moral Philosophy

Methodology and Moral Philosophy

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  • Author: Taylor & Francis Group
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 9780367664664
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 242

Many ethicists either accept the reflective equilibrium method or think that anything goes in ethical theorizing as long as the results are plausible. The aim of this book is to advance methodological thinking in ethics beyond these common attitudes and to raise new methodological questions about how moral philosophy should be done. What are we entitled to assume as the starting-point of our ethical inquiry? What is the role of empirical sciences in ethics? Is there just one general method for doing moral philosophy or should different questions in moral philosophy be answered in different ways? Are there argumentative structures and strategies that we should be encouraged to use or typical argumentative patterns that we should avoid? This volume brings together leading moral philosophers to consider these questions. The chapters investigate the prospects of empirical ethics, outline new methods of ethics, evaluate recent methodological advances, and explore whether different areas of moral philosophy are methodologically continuous or independent of one another. The aim of Methodology and Moral Philosophy is to make moral philosophers more self-aware and reflective of the way in which they do moral philosophy and also to encourage them to take part in methodological debates.


Moral Philosophy from Montaigne to Kant

Moral Philosophy from Montaigne to Kant

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  • Author: J. B. Schneewind
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9780521003049
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 696

This anthology contains excerpts from some thirty-two important 17th and 18th century moral philosophers. Including a substantial introduction and extensive bibliographies, the anthology facilitates the study and teaching of early modern moral philosophy in its crucial formative period. As well as well-known thinkers such as Hobbes, Hume, and Kant, there are excerpts from a wide range of philosophers never previously assembled in one text, such as Grotius, Pufendorf, Nicole, Clarke, Leibniz, Malebranche, Holbach and Paley.